Bank Negara warns public to beware of get-rich-quick schemes


Golden rule: Bank Negara says that ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it’s probably a lie’.

EXCLUSIVE: PETALING JAYA: Illegal foreign exchange trading (forex) and gold investments are the pick of Malaysians out to make a quick buck, according to Bank Negara.

These were among the investments offered by some 271 companies which under the central bank’s laws and regulations are deemed “unauthorised and unapproved”.

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