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A Malaysian doctor recently found herself sharing a head-scratching experience with a patient whose attempts to inflate her clinic bills left everyone shaking their heads. It all started with a simple RM50 visit that set the stage for something unbelievable.
The doctor took to Threads to spill the tea on what happened when a cash-paying patient came in for a consultation, medication, and an MC. The total came to RM50, but what followed was anything but ordinary. The patient did not simply accept the bill as it was. Instead, she asked if the receipt could be made out in her boyfriend’s name, apparently with an eye on filing a reimbursement later. The clinic, obviously refused to do so. That would have been odd enough, but things only got more bizarre from there.
(Source: Threads)
Not satisfied, she later texted the clinic on WhatsApp asking if they could “adjust” her RM50 bill to RM350 so she could claim more from her company or insurance. She was even explicit, asking them to keep the original receipt but only tweak the numbers. The clinic staff firmly refused, replying with a blunt message that “the doctor doesn’t do dishonest work”. No tricks, no funny business. Just a refusal to compromise on integrity.
She returned to the clinic attempting to convince the doctor again
And then it got stranger. The same woman returned just one week later. This time her bill was RM70. But the temptation was too much. Mid-consultation, she asked again if it could be bumped up to “around RM300 plus.” The doctor did not mince words. She shot back, “If you do this, you’re ‘eating’ haram money. Aren’t you afraid?” The patient smiled, paid up, but not without a glare at the staff as she grabbed her meds and left.
The doctor ended her post with a message that rang with conviction: honesty is non-negotiable. “All transactions must be honest, only then will it be blessed,” she wrote, and added that if the patient wanted fake receipts, she should try another clinic.
Netizens were stunned
How brazen could someone be to repeatedly ask a doctor to falsify official paperwork? The story went viral, sparking chatter online about ethics, workplace claims, and the lengths some people might go for a fast buck.
"I'm curious, which generation is she from? How old is she? Is she still young?"
"I’m a former CA staff, and honestly it’s the same whether they’re old or young, they only care about making claims. They don’t usually think about whether it’s halal or haram, as long as they get money. Some even pressured us to make fake invoices, saying it would be a loss if they didn’t claim."
"They want to claims from their company. If the company finds out, you’ll be in deep trouble and have to compensate even more. Are these kids or what?"
"If the company finds out, they can be terminated."
"We get angry when politicians are corrupted, but now even citizens are corrupted."
In the end this isn’t just a weird clinic tale. It's a reminder that even in small, everyday moments, the choice between integrity and earning a quick-dishonest-buck matters. And if you ever feel like tweaking a bill to get more cash back, maybe ask yourself first: do you want your money, or do you want your self-respect?
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