Loan Shark Gets Conned

Malaysia never ceases to amaze me with interesting and yet not exactly shocking but very laughable news. It's no wonder most people laugh to themselves whenever they read the local newspaper; because it's a JOKE!!

Loan Shark Falls Victim To Con Man

Loan sharks are usually the villains in most stories but one fell victim recently.

The loan shark was cheated of RM2,900 when a man took out a loan from him using a forged MyKad.

The creditor traced the address on the MyKad to the apartment of 40-year-old masseuse Liew Sow Wai.

Liew's mother had apparently rented out her apartment in Johor Baru in late March to a couple, who claimed to be from Penang.

On April 4, Liew received a call from her property agent informing her that a loan shark was looking for a certain “Mr Liew” at her apartment to demand payment.

“I was puzzled because I did not borrow any money from loan sharks,” she told reporters at Wisma MCA.

Liew immediately rushed to Johor to clarify the matter with the loan shark.

When she met the loan shark, it was his turn to be surprised, as his debtor was a man.

“I showed the Ah Long my MyKad and it was only then that we realised we had been cheated. He showed me a copy of his debtor's MyKad and it had my name and address on it but the IC number and photo was different,” she said.

Her tenants had gone missing since then and Liew had no means of contacting them as her mother had rented out the apartment in a hurry.

Fortunately, the loan shark promised not to hound Liew as he, too, felt that she was a victim.

After lodging a police report at the Sentul police station, Liew sought help from MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong.

“I've always been told the MyKad is foolproof but from today's case we can see how it can be easily tampered with.

“I urge the Home Ministry to look into the matter immediately as forged identity cards can pose a problem to financial institutions such as banks,” said Chong.

Chong also asked the person with IC No. 721211-01-5155 to come forward to shed light on the issue.

Source: The Star Online

My Say: Well, I say serves them right for conning people throughout the years. It's about time for some payback, however you gotta respect the conman though. He has some pretty huge balls in his sack for even messing with loan sharks. He better pray that the loan sharks don't find him or he'll be having his eggs smashed, and boiled for him to drink for supper!

Good luck though...