For victims,
Always make a Police report first. Don't transfer back funds, even forced loan. I know you want to get rid of the ill-gotten money immediately and "settle" with them. Also Stop paying defer. You can be implicated by the Police if you transfer money to the account given by the LS.
Better, put the money to good use. Use it to treat family to a simple meal rather than feed the LS.
Get advice from I/O and request bank to settle(need not be transfer back), show bank the Police report, let bank handle.
Share your problem with your family. No choice, need their support for mental strength.
Install CCTV, get a permit from Town Council area office near your unit. Use Police report as evidence. Install ASAP.
Block all numbers unfamiliar to you and your NOK that you gave number to LS.
Inform your workplace immediate superior of your problem and highlight to them harassment phone calls will happen. Advise them to make police report. Also prepare mentally to be terminated.
Then, wait it out. Do have rest and eat well as you need all the strength to muster during this period. Put aside the guilt feeling, don't punish yourself further. Concentrate on the task at hand.
Be prepared to make that important 999 call if harassment happened at your place.
Continue to wait it out, soon it will be over once they cannot squeeze money from you. Don't be too bothered about the LS threats, all empty. If they splash paint or whatever, it's normally one off. FYI, they need to pay runners good money to do their dirty work. Runners always get caught within a few days to a month.So many CCTV in public place, cannot escape. And 3 strokes of the cane is confirm one.
To add, the LS that I was involved with, lost $1k trying to scam me. Bank did not transfer back to the account send from. Too bad...their loss.✌ I make this thread as my battleground fighting them.We need more people to join in the fight.
PS: I don't feel tired repeating this a thousand times.