Starting in November last year, a man from Singapore was working in the construction logistics industry.He borrowed S$11 through a social media ad in February this year, but soon fell into the trap of an extortion syndicate.These extortion groups demanded that he pay 2 Singapore dollars, and also sent people to the door to splash paint and burn cars and other intimidation behaviors.
A 26-year-old man surnamed Qiu, from Gombak, Selangor, experienced many unfortunate things after borrowing S$2 through a social media advertisement in February this year.
He recalled that he borrowed SGD 500 but only received SGD 300.However, he needs to pay back S$700.Realizing that he might be in trouble, he paid off the loan according to the other party's instructions to prevent his family from being harassed.
He said that unexpectedly, on February 2 this year, he suddenly received a remittance of SGD 23 in his bank account. Then a man claiming to be Andy contacted him and told him that the remittance was lent to him. , and the amount he borrowed was S$200.
I expressed my intention to refuse the loan to the other party, but they still used this as an excuse to claim that the money had been transferred to the account, thus treating it as a successful loan.After that, they asked me to pay under various excuses.
The man said that he was very naive and thought that the dispute could be resolved as long as he repaid the debt according to the other party's requirements.
However, when I sent money to the other party online, the other party refused and asked me to deposit the new currency into his designated bank account, and the deposit must be made at the designated time.In the end, I paid the other party 1950 Singapore dollars, but the other party still seemed not satisfied.
Today, a man surnamed Qiu, accompanied by his 63-year-old father, sought help from MCA Public Services and Complaints Department Director Datuk Seri Zhang Tianci.At the press conference, he revealed to the media how he had been extorted by criminal groups.Also present at the press conference was Yu Jiafu, legal advisor of the MCA Public Service and Complaints Department.
The victim said that after refusing to pay again, the other party asked him to pay back 10000 Singapore dollars before he could give up. So on March 3, he went to the victim's hometown in Gombak and painted it with red paint.
He said that in order to ensure his own safety, he reported the incident to the Singapore police on March 3.However, what is worrying is that someone set a fire in front of his car on May 17, and someone else tried to set a fire in front of his residence on the 5th of this month.
Later, my father reported the Gombak case to the police, and the police arrested two men involved and brought them to justice.
Zhang Tianci once again reminded the public to be wary of the risks of online lending.Because there are so many bad actors on social media.
He said that since January this year, the Malaysian Chinese Public Affairs and Complaints Department has received a total of 1 cases of assistance related to Alon, involving a sum of up to RM213.Among them, 2074 cases were against Chinese borrowers.
I have warned everyone many times, but many people still fall for it.
He said that the police arrested two suspects involved in setting fire to the car in this case, but they were just a group of men of this illegal group, and the real masterminds behind the scenes still need to be punished.Therefore, he hopes the police can bring these people to justice.
