Entrepreneur conned after paying RM20k to apply for RM20k loan


MELAKA: It sounds unbelievable but a 23-year-old female entrepreneur from Masjid Tanah here actually ended up paying RM19,681 as processing fees to apply for a RM20,000 loan that she never received.

On top of that, the handphone number for the loan scam has been red-flagged by police on the "Semak Mule" app.

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