Sex or pay up, threatens debt collector: only in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Settle the debt or be my mistress.
That was the message a debt collector gave to a sales executive who had helped a friend get a RM280,000 loan from a moneylender.

Jenny Lee, 39, had introduced the friend to the moneylender, identified only as Loke from Cheras, two years ago and received a small commission from the latter.

The friend, whom she referred to as Goo, had promised he would settle the loan in full but when his cheque for the amount bounced and Goo disappeared, Loke turned to Lee for the debt.

He sent a debt collector to see Lee to demand that she pay him instalments of RM20,000 a month. The debt collector, who said his name was Ah Seng, told her she should pay up or be his mistress.
"I refuse to sell my body to settle someone else’s loan. I truly do not know what to do now," said Lee.

She said she had introduced Goo to Loke because she had thought the former, who was married with five children, was trustworthy.

When the debt collector came by, she paid him RM4,000 as she was afraid for her life.

Lee then lodged a report at the Pandan Indah station.

Unsure of what to do next, she turned to MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong.

Chong set up a meeting between Lee and Loke to negotiate a settlement. Loke eventually agreed to allow Lee to pay RM500 a month to settle the outstanding debt, including interest, of RM300,000.

"I hope Goo will come out of hiding to settle the debt as I have received many threats and I still fear for my life," said Lee.

Source: The New Straits Times