Identity theft lands Kajang woman with bad credit rating


KUALA LUMPUR: A salesperson was unaware that her identification card was misused by someone else in the purchase of an expensive smartphone until her application for a bank loan was declined, allegedly due to her poor credit rating.

Lim Xin Yin, 30, from Kajang, Selangor, claimed she had never lost her IC or borrowed money from a credit leasing company.

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