Police want to remind the public to be vigilant with unsolicited messages and to check with the authorities about anything suspicious. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 2, 2022.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Kassim said the victims, ages 26 to 48, received an SMS message offering them a special assistance of RM500 to be credited into their bank accounts after filling their personal details through the link given. He added that Bukit Aman Commercial CID received a report each from the three victims on the incidents that happened between July 28 and 30, with the cases being investigated under section 420 of the penal code for cheating.“Hence, the public is advised to check the MySejahtera Twitter page for confirmation on the aid scheme, or to check directly with the ministry or agency concerned.
Meanwhile, in Petaling Jaya, a female accounts executive reportedly lost RM428,000 after falling for a love scam, in which the trickster said he was a petroleum engineer and owner of a company in Singapore.
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