PETALING JAYA: Police have received no reports about a supposedly new tactic used by robbers that has been spreading online.
In a statement on Friday (Feb 10), Police secretary Deputy Comm Datuk Norsiah Mohd Saaduddin said the message claiming that robbers were dropping handphones to trick victims into picking up the devices, leading to them getting robbed, was false.
"The police confirm that no reports of that nature have been lodged," she said.
The message claimed that suspects would turn on a handphone's flashlight and leave it on the ground, attracting curious potential victims.
They would then be robbed after picking up the phone.
"The police advise people to not spread false news and messages that can bring fear and worry among the public," she said.
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