SHAH ALAM - Television host and entrepreneur Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor warns the public about deceptive links in articles with false news headlines with her name and image circulating on social media, urging people not to click on them.
In her Instagram post today, Neelofa said these were scams and it was one of the ways scammers used to convince people that she was making money through these links.
"To those who saw these sponored IG links and read news as if it was from The Star, these are all scams. Please do not click on these links in the article.
"They (scammers) had totally created their own narrative of an interview. They want to try to deceive Malaysians, perhaps with this very fake interview.
"The link is a scam to steal people's money. So please don't be fooled.
"There are many people out there who have been deceived by scammers and this is one of the ways for scammers to convince people that I was making money through these links. These are all fake. Please be careful," she said in her post.
She also shared screenshots of the the fake news articles on her post.
Neelofa's proactive warning also served as a reminder for the public to exercise caution and avoid engaging with dubious links.
Some of the Instagram users who commented on the post said they had come across the articles and acknowledged that they were fake.
Author Ayesha Syahira (@ayeshasyahira) wrote: "I read the whole thing, and I was like...Neelofa said this? It's impossible. I thought to myself, this was a scam at all levels."
Food vlogger @che_nom also expressed her concerns regarding the matter saying: "How evil, be careful out there as scammers are becoming more creative now."
Others also commented, warning others against clicking on suspicious links as scammers nowadays used various ways to deceive people by using names of celebrities or other influencial figures.