Scammers hiding behind legit fronts


PETALING JAYA: Moneychangers and remittance businesses that have been hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 are now finding they have to protect themselves from scammers who misuse their names.

Malaysian Association of Money Services Business CEO, Adam Malik Farouk, said its members started suspecting something amiss since March after receiving calls from the public asking about supposedly “lucrative returns”.

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