JOHOR BARU: A family here is living in fear due to the constant harassment from a debt collector, believed to be over a refrigerator they bought 11 years ago.
The victim, who only wanted to be known as Salina, 55, from Larkin, claimed that her husband bought the fridge in 2008 before going missing eight years ago.
My husband bought the fridge from a furniture company and he had about RM1,600 in arrears before he went missing.
The companys lawyer recently called us up and told us to pay RM1,000 in order for the account to be closed, she said, adding that the payment was made in April this year.
Salina, who works as a van driver, said she borrowed RM500 from a friend and used her own savings for the payment.
However, Salina said she was s…
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