Scammers impersonate telecommunication companies offering free bills

KUALA LUMPUR - Police are tracking down a scam syndicate where individuals are impersonating several telecommunication companies by offering free bills for three months.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the scammers would contact the public with such offers.

"The suspect claiming to be from a telecommunications company would offer waiving the bills for three months before asking for the victim to share the six digit security code during the call.

"The victims would fall for such tricks and will suffer losses when their funds in banks would be transferred by the suspect," he told Sinar on Wednesday.

He urged the public not to be easily influenced by the modus operandi of such scams.

Ramli explained those who were less aware of such criminal acts would easily fall victim to it.

"Despite the continuous efforts of the CCID, what's important was the individual's awareness. Think before making any decisions or transactions," he said.

Ramli reminded that telecommunication companies would not make calls through WhatsApp or over the phone at night.

"Immediately contact the bank or the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) at 997 if there were any doubts or if you realised that you were part of an online scam.

"The public can perform checks on the bank account and phone numbers involved in the scam through https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my. Visit the police CCID official social media account and Cyber Crime Alert RMP for the latest information on commercial crime," he said.