Woman nearly falls prey to loan default swindle

Stressful: Cheah displaying the police report she made in February while Kumaresan shows the text message from the ‘bank officer’ during the press conference.

GEORGE TOWN: Be wary if you receive an SMS from a ‘bank’ advising you to settle a defaulted loan.

A 38-year-old woman did and when she called the number provided, a ‘bank officer’ told her she had stood as guarantor for a car loan in Year 2000 and owes RM18,000.