Police warn of international phone call scam


KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has warned the public against returning "missed" calls from two international numbers.

Inspector-General of Police Secretariat (Corporate Communications Head) Asst Comm Datin Asmawati Ahmad said the numbers – +265882615012 and +265882615017 – have been identified to have originated in Malawi and are classified as "Harassment Call Terror" and scam calls by international websites.

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