MCMC warns of scammers after 61 held for impersonating officers
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from Malaysia.
PUTRAJAYA: The public have been advised to verify the identities of those claiming to be Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) officers before sharing personal information or making financial transactions.
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- Arrested or detained
- 611 outlet: malaymail.com· latest Nov 14, 2:05 AM UTCMCMC warns public over scams impersonating its officers after 61 arrested in Selangor ↗
2 outlets from Malaysia, where the story is: Malay Mail, New Straits Times · how we count
- Nov 14, 1:01 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisMCMC warns of scammers after 61 held for impersonating officersnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 14, 2:05 AM UTC+1 hMCMC warns public over scams impersonating its officers after 61 arrested in Selangormalaymail.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 2:05 AM UTC · +1 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same MCMC warning about scammers impersonating its officers after the 61 arrests, and its details do not conflict with Report 1.
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