A 32-year-old accountant who wanted to be known only as Anne said she and her family have been harassed by loan sharks since the beginning of this month after her brother attempted to get a loan in Singapore."I later found my sister's car, which was parked outside the house, on fire. There was also a note left in front of the house, urging us to pay back the money we borrowed,” said Anne.
"What is even more worrying is that they have all of our MyKad numbers, full names and even photos of everyone at home," she said, adding that their neighbours are also worried about their own safety. "The agent made all kinds of excuses to get more money out of my brother, including saying that they did not receive the money he sent."
"He declined the offer but the man was adamant. He banked S$450 into my brother's bank account and asked to pay back S$800 ,” she said.“We thought that was the end of it but the harassment continued and we kept on getting threatening messages," she said, adding a police report about the fire was filed at the Pekan Nanas police station on Saturday.