Beware of ‘do good’ scammers


PETALING JAYA: Welfare aid, such as 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M), is on offer to even those who do not qualify to receive such assistance. But like many things that are too good to be true, these are just scams.

Conmen are setting elaborate traps, misusing the names of government aid programmes such as BR1M and various Welfare Depart­ment financial aids to cheat victims.

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