{
  "id": 14113111,
  "title": "Man seeking loan to help family ends up as account mule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/man-seeking-loan-to-help-family-ends-up-as-account-mule",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T03:40:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554247/man-seeking-loan-help-family-ends-account-mule"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In February 2020, a 38-year-old clerk named Mohd Izzuddin Juppri sought a RM10,000 loan to help pay for his mother and sister's cancer treatment. The lender demanded he surrender his bank card as a condition for the loan. Izzuddin did not receive the money and subsequently blocked his account, only to find five suspicious transactions later. These included four licensed moneylending scams and one car sale. Three cases have been resolved, but two remain pending with authorities, who have frozen his account and barred him from opening a new one. Izzuddin hopes remaining investigations can be coordinated and that he can open a new bank account eventually. His sister passed away in March. Izzuddin spoke at a press conference alongside the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO), which submitted a plea to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail for authorities to consolidate related cases and conduct thorough investigations. Another victim, identified as Amy, 43, also fell victim to the scheme after taking a RM5,000 loan last year to ease her husband's financial burden. She too surrendered her bank card, which was subsequently used for account mule activities, leading to her involvement in five cases. Amy has faced detention, court proceedings, and panic attacks due to the ordeal. MHO secretary-general Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim revealed that the organization represents 24 account mule victims who were deceived and exploited, with their bank accounts used for scam and commercial crimes. He appealed to the Inspector-General of Police to review and coordinate related cases comprehensively, aiming to prevent overlapping investigations, link police reports, and track down the masterminds behind the scams. MHO hopes for firm action against the actual scammers while ensuring those who may have been deceived or exploited receive a fair assessment of the facts.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A man who sought a loan to help pay for his mother and sister’s cancer treatment said he was under immense pressure after becoming an account mule.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}