News & Reviews:   fake

In yet another trending scam post, Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has publicly dismissed a social media message claiming that the government is offering a one-off RM500 Ramadan financial aid to citizens. The clarification came after a widely shared image and link circulated online that appeared to show the Prime Minister attached to the offer, suggesting recipients could check their eligibility through a website.

During the long weekend, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) successfully dismantled a scam operation that used fake mobile base stations to intercept networks and distribute fraudulent SMS messages in Genting Highlands. In a media statement dated 31 January 2026, MCMC confirmed that the operation was successfully neutralised following continuous technical monitoring and network analysis.

On 31 October 2025, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) carried out a successful raid at Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang, Selangor. Over 8500 pieces of counterfeit Epson ink products were seized, with an estimated market value of RM800000. This marks the largest Epson counterfeit ink seizure of 2025.

As expected, scams about the RM100 aid by the Malaysian government have recently surfaced. The Communications Ministry has sent out a warning over a wave of fraudulent websites and social media posts impersonating government portals to exploit the public’s interest.

Today, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), under the Ministry of Communications, announced that it removed a total of 40,920 pieces of fake and scam-related content from online platforms between January and April 15 this year. These include 10,493 items identified as fake content and 30,427 related to scams.

Now and then, scammers would pose as fake officials to message us. This week, Touch 'n Go has issued an urgent public advisory warning users about fraudulent calls and individuals falsely claiming to represent the company.

Love scam happens quite often in this digital world but this one takes the cake. It was reported that a French woman lost $850,000 (~RM3.8 million) to a Brad Pitt impersonator.

Besides the recent scam of an elderly person trying to get an Enhanced TnG card, there's another ongoing scam called "Bonus Hadiah Keluarga TM". Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to highlight that the emails were not officially issued so please ignore this fake contest. 

In this short news, it seems that troublemakers have been trying to scam Malaysians from registering on fake websites regarding vaccination registrations. For one, they have been appearing on WhatsApp lately and here's a warning for those reading this news.

In an effort to reduce the spread of misinformation, Twitter has officially implemented a feature where it will prompt users if they were to press "Like" a disputed tweet. Prior to this, Twitter implemented a similar prompt to the “Quote Tweets” functionality which has decreased the spread of misinformation by up to 29%.