KUALA LUMPUR: A contractor, who lost his identity card, has been blacklisted for not paying up a RM206,550 loan that he had no knowledge of.
Abu Bakar Ariffin, 70, said he only came know about the situation when he wanted to open a bank account last May.
"The bank told me I had failed to settle the loan for purchase of a parcel of land in Langkawi on Dec 7, 2004, when in fact I do not know anything about it," he told Bernama here today.
Abu Bakar, who used to be a stringer for Bernama in Muar, Johor in the 70s, said prior to that he had lost his identity card three times and believed it had been used by someone to apply for the loan.
He lodged a police report at the Kajang police station on Aug 25 and has also filed a complaint with Lembaga Kesedaran Pencegahan Jenayah Malaysia (LKPJM).
He added that he planned to take legal action against the bank that gave out the loan for not practising due diligence. -- BERNAMA
