6,000 made fraudulent BR1M claims


PETALING JAYA: Apart from syndicates using the name of government aid programmes to cheat unsuspecting Malaysians, there have also been cases of “overqualified” individuals trying to get such assistance.

More than 6,000 Malaysians were found to have abused the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) between 2012 and 2014 by making fraudulent claims, costing the Government over RM3mil in that period.

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