Public Bank introduces cooling-off period for abnormal transactions to fight scammers


PETALING JAYA: Public Bank Bhd has introduced a 12-hour cooling off transfer period from Thursday (June 22) to be proactive in dealing with scammers who use bank transfers to cheat unsuspecting victims of their savings.

In a statement to its customers, Public Bank said it was introducing a 12-hour transaction cooling-off period for abnormal transfers.

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