Loan sharks threaten to make woman a prostitute


Dealing with bad people: Chong explaining the situation of the woman during the press conference.

KUALA LUMPUR: A woman who merely enquired about a loan advertisement she saw on Facebook has been threatened by loan sharks to pay up or she would be forced into prostitution.

The 28-year-old woman, who only wanted to be known as Wong, said she initially only intended to ask about a RM5,000 loan advertised on Facebook on July 29.

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