PETALING JAYA: Stop, Think, Block. Or Awas, Fikir, Blok.
This is the new mantra that regulators would like the public to remember whenever they get suspicious calls or messages asking for any personal and banking details.
This call for banking customers to take a three-second pause is designed to make people stop and ponder when confronted with such calls or requests, so that they will not be lulled into taking any action that will jeopardise their well-being.
Stop, Think, Block, together with the tagline “Ingat 3 Saat Ok” (Think for Three Seconds), and the hashtag #JanganKenaScam, are part of a new logo that was unveiled by the financial sector here yesterday.
The creation of the logo by the banking industry, as represented by the Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM), the Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) and the Association of Development Finance Institutions Malaysia (ADFIM) is its latest anti-scam messaging, given the proliferation of scamming activities through calls, messages or emails.
The unveiling of the logo at the launch of the National Scam Awareness Campaign was officiated by Bank Negara deputy governor Datuk Marzunisham Omar, ABM chairman Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli, AIBIM president Mohd Muazzam Mohamed and ADFIM vice-chairman Jay Khairil Jeremy Abdullah.
Also present were Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department…
