Here’s the setup: 38-year old Lim Kok Sing sells toys on the street. He’s been confined to a wheelchair since he was 13, when an accident took both his legs.
If that sounds like an excellent potential target for a scam, this article might be about you.
Lim says that in 2012, a man named “Tan” aproached him with the promise of helping the disabled vendor procure a RM150,000 bank loan to expand his business.
Covering a press conference on the case today, The Star Online‘s M Kumar reports Lim also met with an alleged bank officer by the name of “Pun” who collected Lim’s banking details, copies of his IC, and his signature on several documents.
For his trouble, “Tan” was paid a commission of RM10,000, before the loan was even approved.
Lim added that six months later, he was served a bill amounting to RM19,000 accrued from two credi cards he didn’t even own.
He was also informed that he owed a bank RM150,000 for acting as a guarantor for a business he had no idea even existed.
Since then, Lim has been sued by the credit card companies, and has filed for bankruptcy.
MCA Public Services and Complaints Department chief Michael Chong, who organised today’s press conference, urged the authorities to resolve Lim’s case, which was filed with the police way back in January 2014.
