Debt collectors harass retiree over debt he doesn’t owe


In the dark: Wan Yoong is flanked by Michael (seated left) and Tan at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur. —AZMAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A retired man has endured weeks of harassment from a debt collection company over a debt he never owed.

Aside from demanding money and behaving like thugs, the debt collectors have also refused to disclose who sent them to recover the money.

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