Loan sharks have resorted to increasingly elaborate harassment tactics in a bid to get a debtor to pay up, says a Yishun resident who borrowed $8,000 from illegal moneylenders.
They include sending bags of cement and funeral wreaths to the man’s home, and even putting up a fake advertisement featuring the God of Wealth at his lift lobby, complete with his home address and phone number.
A reader told Shin Min Daily News that a poster was spotted on Nov 20 at the void deck of Block 476B, Yishun Street 44.
The poster featured an image of the God of Wealth, with a large headshot of a man and his home address printed beneath it, inviting those interested in joining a “retreat centre” to visit his unit.
A separate note pasted on the poster accused the man of “cheating money and women”, listing his name and phone number along with the details of alleged “assistants”.
When Shin Min reporters visited the area, the poster had already been removed, though several residents confirmed they had seen it. Mr Wong (transliterated), the 42-year-old delivery rider who was featured in the poster, clarified that it was put up by loan sharks.
