Petaling Jaya district police chief Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the suspects, aged between 26 and 28, were detained as a result of a complaint lodged by the victim who thought he had successfully settled his loan to the Ah Long.

Nik Ezanee said the 31-year-old male victim had reportedly taken a personal loan of RM500 from a private company in 2012 and was required to make repayment of RM1,150 a month for a year.

He asked for his ATM card, which was held by the company, to be cancelled because he believed he had successfully settled the loan in 2013.

In 2016, the victim took a personal loan on a social site thinking it was a cooperative society. The victim was then contacted by a marketing agent and friend who took him to the same company from which he had taken a loan 10 years ago.

“The agents said that the victim still had arrears of RM8,000 that needed to be settled. The victim was told to repay the balance within a stipulated time,” said Nik Ezanee.

“Police checked previous records and found that one of the four suspects was wanted in connection with an earlier Ah Long case,” he said.