KUALA LUMPUR: A person whose id had been stolen and used to trick cash mortgage rip-off victims has lodged a police report back to clear his identify.
In accordance with a press release on Saturday (Oct 23) by MCA Public Providers and Complaints Division head Datuk Seri Michael Chong (pic), 24 yr outdated Lee Shong Xian had clarified issues after his photograph was highlighted throughout a previous press convention by Chong.
“His id card and photograph had been misused by the moneylenders. He stated that he had utilized for a mortgage on-line as soon as however cancelled his software as he was apprehensive that it was a rip-off.
“Lee has been working in Singapore since April 2021 and he had been knowledgeable that his photograph was highlighted throughout a earlier press convention relating to scammers.
“He lodged a report with Singaporean police on Oct 8 and his household right here have notified native police relating to the report,” he stated.
Chong added {that a} prior police report was additionally lodged by Lee in June 2020 after he was apprehensive his identification paperwork that he had handed for the supposed mortgage could be misused.
On Oct 7, Chong highlighted a mortgage rip-off that used the Wisma MCA deal with to persuade victims of its “legitimacy”.
Wisma MCA administration clarified that no such operation existed inside Wisma MCA.
