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Beware of fake social media accounts, MCMC warns
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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) reminded the public today to be wary of fake accounts created on social media for the purpose of fraud and sedition.

The MCMC, in a statement, provided some examples on how to identify these fake accounts, with one of them being the account having only been activated in the past few months.

According to the MCMC, new accounts are frequently set up to prevent detection by the authorities or to avoid disclosure by victims of previous fraud cases...

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