PUTRAJAYA: Those seeking financial assistance should only go to licensed moneylenders and never to Ah Long or loan sharks, says Nga Kor Ming.

KUALA LUMPUR: A 14-year-old girl was blackmailed by a loan shark who threatened to expose her nude photo on social media after she was lured into an online job scam.

They are holding “elaborate funerals” for the defaulters and posting their actions on social media. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Families in Wyre Forest are being offered help and advice about how to stay safe from loan sharks during a special week of action.

A proposal to tighten regulations covering Hong Kong’s notorious loan sharks is too narrowly focused and will not tackle the root of the problem of unruly debt collectors, according to lawmakers ...

Loan Sharks in the Water Lawmakers crack down on predatory lending, although reform won’t happen for eight months.

A suspected Murton loan shark has been detained after two properties were searched in County Durham and Sunderland today.

Postman opened cards in search of money to pay off loan shark debt, court hears Judge Helen Boyle said public depends on honesty of workers in the postal service Expand ...

What started as a HK$300,000 loan spiralled into a mountain of debt for a businessman and his wife, trapping them in a cycle of distress.

A 14-year-old girl became a victim of a loan shark scam after being coerced into sharing explicit images to obtain a loan.

From debt to death: Caught in a vicious circle as loan sharks prey on soft targets By Aakash Ghosh, Lucknow Published on: Jul 12, 2025 08:34 am IST Read this news in brief form ...

A Murton man has been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending following an operation in County Durham and Sunderland yesterday (June 2).