Conman fools loan sharks


You’ve got the wrong guy: Thian showing pictures of his apartment which had been splashed with red paint and Chong showing the threatening letters Thian received from the loan sharks.

KUALA LUMPUR: It seemed like the tables have turned on the Ah Longs (loan sharks) when a borrower turned out to be a conman who cheated three different loan shark groups and disappeared with the money.

The matter came to light after IT specialist Thian Kah Haw received “warning letters” sent to his home earlier this month.

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