PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — A 19-year-old Malaysian citizen was successfully rescued by the Malaysian Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, from a job scam syndicate at a hotel in Vientiane yesterday (March 28). According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry or Wisma Putra on Friday, the Malaysian individual was rescued after the ministry received a report … Read more
MIRI, March 17 — A woman in her 40s here was made RM37,400 poorer after falling victim to an online job scam recently. Miri Police Chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the Miri District Commercial Crime Investigation Division received a report from the victim on Friday. He said the victim, who is a private sector … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The police have advised the public to exercise caution regarding recent scam tactics that offer electronic goods at very low prices. Advertisement Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director, Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, stated in a media briefing here today that the scam is perpetrated through fake mobile … Read more
KUANTAN, March 13 — A physiotherapist at a private medical centre, here lost RM234,000, after being tricked into participating in a non-existent investment scheme through social media earlier this year. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said that on January 13, the 25-year-old woman had visited a Facebook page and was interested in participating … Read more
KUALA TERENGGANU, March 10 — A man suffered losses of RM30,700 due to a job offer scam via a social media platform. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan said that the 24-year-old self-employed man was offered a job in buying and selling goods by an Instagram account administrator on February 26. He said the victim, … Read more
Kuala Lumpur: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) berkata ia mengambil maklum mengenai satu lagi penipuan (scam) pelaburan secara dalam talian yang kini tersebar di WhatsApp, melibatkan penggunaan tanpa izin bagi nama dan logo syarikat, serta nama Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif kumpulan Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The threat of scams featuring impersonations of well-known personalities is nothing new, but the government still warns the public to not fall for it. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching just reminded Malaysians to be wary of good-to-be-true scams masquerading as advertisements on social media. Scams are getting more sophisticated … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Senator Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz today said he was not involved in any alleged fraud linked to a product launch event last year, saying he attended the ceremony in good faith after being invited. Responding to a video on social media that suggested … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Dewan Rakyat sitting today will focus on, among other things, the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, scammers and naturalisation policy in football. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, during the question and answer session, Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (PH-Ledang) will ask the minister of foreign affairs … Read more
SEREMBAN – Seorang wanita berumur 66 tahun mengalami kerugian RM173,500 selepas terperdaya dengan sindiket ‘phone scam’, di sini, semalam. Ketua Polis Daerah Seremban, ACP Mohamad Hatta Che Din berkata, wanita berumur 66 tahun itu mendakwa pada mulanya dia menerima panggilan daripada seorang individu menyatakan kononnya dia mempunyai bungkusan meragukan, sebelum talian disambungkan kepada ‘polis’. “Mangsa … Read more
