A 47-year-old businessman, identified only as Koh, held a press conference on Friday (Nov 22) to announce his intention to cut ties with his 45-year-old wife, who fell victim to a love scam, losing millions, and has been physically abusing him to pressure him into covering her substantial debts.
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00:00A 45-year-old woman has fallen victim to a love scam, losing millions, and is now physically
00:09abusing her husband to pressure him into paying off the substantial debts.
00:16According to a press conference held on Friday by Koh, a 47-year-old businessman from Kajang,
00:21Selangor, and MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong,
00:27Koh explained that his wife, Tan, had connected with a man claiming to be from London, England
00:32on social media earlier this year.
00:34The two quickly developed a romantic relationship.
00:37The scammer, known as Alex Peter, promised to invest RM50 billion in a water theme park
00:42business in Malaysia, and to settle in London after marrying Tan.
00:46He also promised to buy her a private plane to travel the world.
00:58Koh revealed that he had been harassed and threatened by a Ah Long, or loan sharks who
01:03warned him they would kidnap his children.
01:05Despite the family's attempts to advise Tan that she was being scammed, she remained deeply
01:10infatuated.
01:28Tan, who has a history of mental illness, became violent toward Koh when he refused
01:34to provide more money, even physically assaulting him.
01:37Koh also discovered that Tan was engaging in intimate conversations with another individual
01:43claiming to be Dr Winnie Hu.
01:45He learned of the affair earlier this year, and Tan initiated divorce proceedings in June.
01:51They have been separated for six months, and divorce proceedings are ongoing.
01:55Koh filed police reports in September and November regarding his wife's assault and
02:01the harassment from loan sharks.
02:03Chong stated that since January, he has received 10 love scam cases.
02:25He warned that scammers often take months to build trust with their victims before demanding
02:40repayment.