‘The loan and the sharks that came for it — and I took the bait’

The Star’s R. Mathivanan was among those who have been duped by scam­mers. He tells the story of how he fell for it, and ended up RM60,000 poorer.

IT was a time when I was about to get all my finances in order. I had obtained a RM50,000 personal loan and was planning to pay off all my debts and just service this one loan.