It led to her borrowing RM3,000 from loan sharks late last year to fulfil the supposed boyfriend’s demands for cash. “The loan sharks are also going after my mother and threw several severed chicken heads into the compound of her home as a warning,” she said. Back then, she ended up in debt with loan sharks after taking a loan of over RM12,000 to please her online suitor whom she met on Facebook. Chong said his department handled 422 cases of people borrowing money from loan sharks last year involving a total sum of RM44mil. Despite repeated warnings about the consequences of borrowing from loan sharks, he said many people would not hesitate taking the risk.

Source: The Star January 15, 2026 23:24 UTC