Beware of ‘SIM Swap’ scam, police advise public

 

The public has been urged not to click on suspicious links on their phones and not to follow instructions received from unknown people. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have denied disseminating an advisory on social media regarding the existence of a “SIM Swap” scam.

Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department (CCID) director Ramli Yoosuf said police had detected the message being circulated on WhatsApp and Facebook, allegedly coming from “PDRM CCID”.

“The message is fake. This department has never disseminated such a message and no police reports have been received concerning this modus operandi,” he said in a statement today.

According to the message, victims would receive a call and would be asked to press “1” on their phone, leading to their device being hacked and taken over by the criminal to transfer the victims’ money to another account.

Therefore, Ramli reminded the public not to click on suspicious links on their phones and not to follow instructions received from unknown people.

He also said all advisories and announcements issued by the department are made through official print and electronic media as well as online via the police and CCID’s portals.

Ramli also reminded the public to refrain from spreading such messages to avoid causing distress and to contact the nearest police station or CCID Infoline at 013-2111222 for verification or queries. - FMT