There’s no limit to what scammers can do these days and virtually everyone in Malaysia has probably received a call or a message from a stranger pretending to be someone else. Lately, there are reports of messages sent by individuals claiming to be from the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), offering part-time jobs to instant investment opportunities via SMS, iMessage or Telegram.
The issue has become so rampant that MDEC has to issue a public service announcement alerting the public to be wary of such dubious messages that misuse the organisation’s name. Even MDEC CEO Mahadhir Aziz said his family and friends in the ecosystem are still receiving such messages and he urge everyone to be vigilant about fake news and scammers.
In case you didn’t know, MDEC is a government agency under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-Komm) which is formed to drive the development of Malaysia’s digital ecosystem through policy, investment, industry development initiatives, programmes and projects. It clarified that they have not run or collaborated with any party to establish any kind of investment plan. For…
