Beware, your relative may be out to dupe you

Some borrowers act like Ah Long victims to cheat their family members. — filepic

JOHOR BARU: Knowing that their loved ones are willing to take the fall for them, some desperate-for-money individuals are teaming up with illegal moneylenders or Ah Long to dupe their family members.

Such individuals would pretend to receive SMS from Ah Long groups allegedly threatening their safety and even go as far as splashing red paint or locking up their own houses with metal chains to create fear among their family members.