MAID BORROWED MONEY FROM LOAN SHARK, WHO SENT FAMILY 17 CASH-ON-DELIVERY FOOD ORDERS

Cash-on-delivery food delivery orders coming to our home?

The orders started coming to our domestic helper yesterday, and some orders even had her phone number. They had her full name too. 11 came yesterday. 6 have come today so far. Now in my dad’s name too. The numbers that are placing the orders are international numbers.

We’ve tried calling the police but they say they aren’t able to do anything. We’ve just been telling the delivery riders to contact their despatch, and their despatch is telling them to contact higher management.

We didn’t borrow from loan sharks or anything. My helper did last year but my dad helped to pay it off in full. Has anyone else been experiencing this? Any ideas on what can be done?

Netizens’ comments

• The only logical explanation is that your helper has provided her personal details to a money lender.
  • (OP) we already settled her debt with them though. so they’re just harassing old “customers” I guess?
    • How sure are you that your helper hasn’t done it again? From personal experience, I can tell you that those who have previously resorted to borrowing from loansharks can and will try it again if they are that desperate for cash.
• Quite obvious that u should be asking her
  • (OP) We’ve already asked her. She didn’t borrow any money this time around.
    • I wouldn’t trust her fully about it
• I doubt legal money lenders would take to harassment as a way to settle unpaid debt because it jeopardises their business and there are proper, legal ways to go about doing that.
  Have you ever considered that maybe your helper isn’t being 100% transparent with you and at some point in time sought the help of loan sharks without your knowledge for debt(s) that you might not know about?
  • she did use loan sharks once last year I think, but the debt’s been paid off and we weren’t bothered by them anymore. i’m wondering if they’re just harassing old “customers”.