Sales executive cheated RM8,000 in fake loan scam


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 30 Jun 2019

JOHOR BARU: A sales executive who wanted to take a personal loan to kick-start her new cosmetic business was instead duped into paying more than RM8,000 to a fake-loan syndicate.To make matters worse, the 29-year-old is still receiving calls from members of the syndicate, who are trying to get even more money from her.

Trouble for the victim, who only wanted to be identified as Zee, started when she stumbled upon a web page offering fast loan approvals on June 21.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

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