PETALING JAYA: A viral message warning Malaysians of robbers dressed as officials from the “Department of Home Affairs” actually turns out to be an alert issued to South Africans.
The following message claimed that “authorities” were checking the identification documents of locals, especially with the 14th General Election expected to be called this year:
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