The change of government and the sense of optimism it has brought in some voters have, among others, seen the resurfacing of several scams offering financial aid to the public.
At the end of November, fact-checking initiative JomCheck received a copy of a text message promising RM1,000 of financial aid for the bottom 40 per cent (B40) and middle 40 per cent (M40) households via the Touch ‘n Go (TNG) eWallet, referencing the recent aid promised in the Budget 2023 tabled prior to the dissolution of Parliament.
TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, the owner and operator of the eWallet has since denied that this was the case.
“Touch ‘n Go eWallet would like to highlight that this SMS message, as well as other SMS or email messages with a similar modus operandi, are phishing attempts by scammers to access users’ personal details via their eWallet accounts,” its spokesman said.
The eWallet operator also cautioned users against clicking on the given links in such messages, adding that it would never send out any messages asking users to log into their eWallet accounts through any links.
In October, then-finance minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced a payout of RM100 in eWallet credit for M40 households while tabling the budget, with RM800 million allocated by Putrajaya for the initiative.
This latest scam followed others that have used TNG’s name in the previous year, as…
