When part-time maids are just a decoy


PETALING JAYA: Besides unscrupulous local maid agencies, there are scammers offering part-time maids or “professional cleaning services”.

The Star found a few webpages offering “discounts on cleaning services” and upon contacting the service providers, a link was sent to customers with the request to install an Android package file (APK), a file format used by the Android operating system for the distribution and installation of mobile apps.

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