KUALA LUMPUR: A Pahang man, 24, allegedly sweet talked his way into the beds of at least 10 women, while telling them sob stories to borrow money from them.
Fitness instructor, Low, 32, said she met the man in 2017.
"I was contacted by his personal assistant when he expressed an interest in hiring me to host a fitness event.
"We kept in touch and about a year later, we became a couple," she said at the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department here.
She said he claimed that he was close to politicians and was involved in government-linked projects.
"After the 2018 general election, he told me that a lot of his projects had been terminated and that he was losing money.
"In 2019, he told me he was in debt with a loan shark and needed to pay off a loan.
"He brought a loan shark to meet me and asked me to take out a RM300,000 loan to participate in a project that would yield good returns," she said, adding that he never paid her back.
She said she left him in 2022, and just when she thought her troubles were over, she started getting calls from women who claimed they were also duped by him.
"At first they thought that I was working with him to cheat people.
"We spoke and realised that we were in the same boat and had similar experiences."
She said she was coming forward to ensure the suspect did not use similar tactics to cheat others.
Low claimed she had lost at least RM600,000 during her relationship with the man.
Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said they believe the man had duped 10 women and at least five men.
"Based on our checks, some of the women who came forward also claimed to have had sexual relations with him and were infected with the human papillomavirus."