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I was overseas last week when my friend called me up, and said that my kutu dues are up... ok, ok... so we men play kutu too! He had advanced his money to settle my portion to this month's beneficiary, and then his dad passed; he needed the cash quick. With the advent of Internet banking, I can "go to the bank" 24 hours a day, but I was in the middle of the foreign city, and no Internet access. Empathising with a friend in need - who had advanced his money for my dues without me asking so - I texted my brother in KL. "Abang, can you get to a Hong Leong Bank anytime soon? Need some assistance to deposit cash into a friend's account." "Sure, if the one near my house has a cash deposit machine" was his response. I then sighed relief, and sent him this message: "My friend's father passed away and he needs money that I owe him from kutu for the prayer ceremony. Please deposit RM500 into this account (I gave the name and number)". He replie...