Loans settled but ah long not happy
Man who paid off RM120,000 debt told to repay other loans he did not take
KUALA LUMPUR: A 29-year-old man, who claimed to have paid off some RM120,000 of his debts, is still getting messages for repayment believed to be for loans taken by other ah long using his SIM card.
You Chan Sing said he had settled the loans – which he borrowed from over 18 ah long in December – with the help of his parents.
“The debts were settled in January. I gave my handphone to the loan sharks as collateral and deactivated my SIM card.
“However, even after the settlement, they did not return my phone.
“On Jan 31, one of them came to my home and asked me to fix the phone as the screen was cracked.
“I found it strange, but I did it anyway because the man seemed scary,” he told reporters at the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department yesterday.
You claimed that when he switched on the handphone, the SIM card was still active and registered under his name.
“I suspect that the loan sharks might have registered another phone line under my name.
“There were also several messages from other loan sharks demanding repayment when I never borrowed from them,” he added.
Since the incident, he said several loan sharks had gone to his home demanding repayment.
Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said the loan sharks were simply taking advantage of You.
In another case, a 62-year-old woman is still being harassed by ah long at her house in Cheras after divorcing her husband, who is a gambler.
“After I divorced him, my ex-husband borrowed RM130,000 from more than 15 ah long to fuel his gambling habit.
“Instead of harassing him for the repayment, these loan sharks are demanding payment from me,” she said.
Chan said one of the ah long had gone to her house four times since Jan 8, with the latest incident occurring on Feb 17.
“I have a recording of the assailant on CCTV. He threw red paint on the front gates and door.
“I want to make it clear that I have no more connection with my ex-husband. Go harass him instead of me,” she said.
Chan also said she had helped to pay off her ex-husband’s debts, totalling RM900,000.
“I chased him out of the house last July and finally divorced him this year,” she said, adding that she had also lodged a police report.
Chong warned the loan sharks to stop harassing the woman and her family.
“We have a photo and video of one ah long splashing paint at her home. We will make this viral if the harassment continues,” he said.