‘Be on your guard’


Ang (left) and Ho show the police report on the credit card fraud at the Pasir Gudang MCA office in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Johoreans are reminded to be extra cautious with their personal data and not click on suspicious links sent via email or through social media platforms as it could make them vulnerable to phishing attacks.

Pasir Gudang MCA public complaints deputy bureau chief Ang Tun Chek said they had received many reports about customers’ data being stolen, resulting in monetary losses amounting to thousands of ringgit.

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