A loan shark who was allegedly from Singapore was spotted setting fire to a house in Malaysia. The debtor, however, had already passed away one month ago.
Here’s everything you need to know about it.
Loan Shark Allegedly From Singapore Sets Fire to a Malaysia House
On Tuesday (21 January), a Facebook video posted by Malaysian politican Lim Lip Eng caught the attention of many netizens on both sides of the causeway. The video showed CCTV footage of a loan shark, allegedly from Singapore, setting fire to a house in Malaysia.
According to Sin Chew Daily, the incident happened on Saturday (18 January). The loan shark had approached the house in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur. He was wearing a cap, a mask, and just about everything else you needed to keep your identity concealed — it’s “Loan Shark 101” lah.
From the CCTV footage, you could see the loan shark holding on to a piece of paper which he later pasted on the house gate. Presumably, this is your standard “O$PS” type of “paper”.
After pasting the piece of paper on the house gate, the loan shark then set the house on fire before fleeing.
While fleeing, the loan shark was also seen taking out his phone and pointing it at the burning house, presumably to take a photo or a video of the house.
The same way your phone “eats” first at your meals, this loan shark’s phone also “eats” first.
In the comments section of his Facebook post, Lim also uploaded a video which shows someone running away from the burning house.
Fortunately, according to Sin Chew Daily, the fire did not cause any injuries or financial losses to those staying in the house involved.
However, the loan sharks have allegedly made further threats to the family staying in the house. Specifially, the loan sharks had threatened that if the family failed to make the relevant debt repayments, their house would be set on fire again during Chinese New Year.
Not exactly the kind of fireworks you’d like to see, or firecrackers you’d like to hear during Chinese New Year.
In Lim’s Facebook post, he also added that two police reports have since been made in relation to the incident.
Debtor Had Already Passed Away One Month Ago After Falling From A Height in JB
The question then becomes this — who in the house drew the ire of the loan sharks? As it turns out, the debtor was a 27-year-old man, He Wenjie (hanyu pinyin). The house which was set on fire was his family home.
The debtor, however, had already passed away one month before the incident. On 21 December, the 27-year-old passed away after falling from a height in Johor Bahru.
Perhaps the most eerie part about He’s death was this: One day before He’s death, He’s older brother received a phone call from a loan shark, who told him that He was about to commit suicide.
It’s unclear whether there was foul play involved in He’s death, although He’s family suspects that He did not commit suicide. Investigations are currently ongoing, and will take up to three months.
Debtor Claimed that He Only Owed S$500 to One Group of Loan Sharks; Loan Sharks Claim Otherwise
With how insistent the loan sharks were in demanding the debt repayments, you would expect the debtor to have owed quite a large sum of money to them. So, how much debt did He have with the loan sharks?
Well, according to He’s father, He claimed that he only borrowed S$500 from one group of loan sharks.
Yet, He’s family received WhatsApp messages from more than one group of loan sharks claiming that He had owed them money. When He’s family attempted to then contact He to ask more about his debts, He did not pick up the phone.
So, He’s father decided to contact someone who was staying in the same hostel as He in Singapore — for context, while He’s family was in Malaysia, He was working in Singapore as a warehouse keeper.
To He’s father’s surprise, He’s hostelmate shared that He had not returned to the hostel. He’s hostelmate went on to lodge a report with the Singapore Police Force (SPF), and found out from the police that He had already left the country.
While we don’t know for sure, that was presumably how the 27-year-old ended up in JB, where he was found dead.
Even after He’s death, He’s family also continued receiving countless messages from different groups of loan sharks demanding debt repayments. The family also received a flyer demanding debt repayment, which had He’s picture printed on it.
While He’s father told the loan sharks that he didn’t know about the debts which He owed, some loan sharks continued insisting on He’s family making the debt repayments, and even threatened to harass He’s family if the repayments were not made.
Debtor Also Claimed that Another Group of Loan Sharks Had Scammed Him
Before the debtor’s death, he also told his family that that one group of loan sharks had scammed him. According to He’s father, while the loan sharks had offered to loan RM3000 and give RM2100 to He, they eventually only transfered RM200 to He’s bank account.
I mean, some deals are simply too good to be true.
He’s father shared that in spite of this, the 27-year-old had already repaid the relevant sum to the loan sharks. The 27-year-old allegedly also lodged a police report in relation to this particular incident.
But that’s not all. Another group of loan sharks also claimed that He owed them S$1,000, but had to repay S$2,000. They also added that if He’s father wished to settle the debt, he would have to pay them S$5,000.
Yet, He’s father isn’t sure whether the debt was legitimate — he shared that the loan sharks had no form of records whatsoever showing that He had owed the relevant sum.
There’s only one lesson to take away from this lah: don’t get involved with loan sharks.
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