Loan sharks using “mistresses” to harass debtors' families, says MCA

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00:00loan sharks are now resorting to using individuals posing as mistresses to mentally harass debtors

00:09and their families in what appears to be a new and disturbing debt collection tactic

00:14according to mca public services and complaints department head datuk sri michael chong this

00:21disturbing trend came to light after a woman lodged a complaint claiming that her family had

00:26been harassed for over a year at a press conference at visma mca on tuesday ung age 32 said a woman

00:34claiming to be her father's mistress had been relentlessly harassing their family since june

00:38last year the woman alleged that ung's father a durian seller who works outstation and rarely

00:44returns home had borrowed money from her she even produced a loan agreement bearing his name

00:50and demanded 300 000 ringgit from the family too

01:16Ng said the woman made a single appearance in July last year

01:20when she showed up at her grandmother's house to demand repayment.

01:25Each time the woman contacted them,

01:27Ng claimed that loan sharks would soon follow,

01:30further escalating the pressure.

01:32She also revealed that the family had already repaid

01:35150,000 ringgit to 30 different loan shark groups,

01:40allegedly on behalf of her father,

01:42whom she described as a habitual borrower.

01:46Chong said the department believes the woman

01:58is likely collaborating with loan sharks

02:01rather than being a genuine mistress.

02:13Because now also she's not sure,

02:15suddenly 300,000, suddenly 100,000, suddenly 200,000,

02:19don't know how much or so, doesn't know.

02:22So he hoped the father come back.

02:24So at least we don't want to weaponize the mistress.

02:28We don't want to weaponize him.

02:30You borrow people's money, you must return.

02:32That is the thing.

02:33So we hope the father can come forward.

02:35Meanwhile, the family will take it.

02:39This is not a mistress, but she's an alum.

02:43They use the tactic to collect the money,

02:46to force the deforter to pay.

02:48The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay,

02:53where they are actually a victim.

02:54Ang said the family has lodged two police reports over the matter.

02:59Chong also urged families facing similar harassment

03:02to immediately report such cases to the authorities

03:05rather than giving in to intimidation

03:08or settling debts they are not responsible for.

03:11The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:12The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:13The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:14The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:15The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:16The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:17The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:18The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:19The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:20The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:21The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:22The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

03:23The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.

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