What started out as an intention to help a longtime friend who was in dire financial straits turned into a nightmare for a shoe salesperson in Johor.
This comes after his application for a loan quickly devolved into an online scam which has been haunting him and his family ever since.
Wanted to help friend out
Speaking at a press conference organised by Parti Wawasan Negara (PWN) Johor Public Complaints and Service Bureau chairman Lim Thow Siang, 34-year-old Zhang Zufan (transliteration) said his secondary friend had reached out to him for help in September.
Zhang’s friend had claimed that his house was set on fire due to unpaid debts, but did not disclose the…