Hi All,
I’m a foreigner working here in singapore for a few years now.I’m still young and the only breadwinner of the family. This last few weeks is really hard for me all of a sudden illness one of my parents was diagnose with illness. I needed money really bad so that I can support the medical bills. I tried to go to a legal loan however with the new singapore prohibition regarding foreigner loan all legal money lenders stop accepting loan from foreigners due to “no quota”. time is not on my side with desperation. I came a long to meet a loan shark via whatssup. I tried to ask how is the process of loan and somehow he manage to get my details and bank account. He stop replying and the following day he transferred money to may bank account $500. Informed me that I should pay $700 in the next few days. With a the problems im a facing then this incident happen.
It totally crushed me I cannot eat, sleep and work because of the incident. Then my payment day arrive and I still payed the $700 because of fear that my officemates gets harass leading for me to be send back home. After the payment I blocked & report the whatssup number of the loan shark. After 2 hours of blocking the loan shark number. I started to receive “Unknown caller” calls. Every time I receive a call I just press decline call. By tomorrow I would close my bank account and try to change to a new phone number. But up to this moment I’m still on shocked and fear of loosing a job. Sorry for being to explanatory I just want to share as I dont have anybody to talk and I cannot bring up this burden to my family and let them worry. But im really thankful thru this forum I gain strength and hope to overcome this problem. Hopefully loan shark would stop messaging me and dont pay me a visit whether in home/office.
If I may suggest when you receiving a message thru whatssup from a loan shark pls block and report them. By doing this little effort we are frustrating the loan shark’s because ones an account received a multiple report the whatssup admin would permanently ban the number and they would force to buy a new number
The next few days would be very hard as harassment would be more harder. I try to keep everybody updated.
Again thanks for all the help
Stay stronger my dear, d next few days will be difficult but it will pass as long as u follow but as u r foreigner I won't be able to tell u how the rules be for u. But I like to suggest as I am sure u have given noks (next of kin) + office number to them, please inform them regards to this as they will start harassing Yr nok and office. Be upfront with them and explain to them u have been scammed. Show them your police report and pray and hope for the best. Times like this u will need support from your family, colleagues and Yr boss.
Install d call block apps on Yr hp and if possible Yr noks hp too.
Close all Yr social media for now and if possible once u have d police report go down to Yr town council and get approval for cctv
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