Putting the heat on scammers


PETALING JAYA: In its latest move to fight scammers, the banking industry has introduced several safety measures including delaying the movement of “abnormal” funds by 12 hours.

Public Bank introduced the half-day cooling-off transfer period, which would allow people who have been scammed to stop their funds from being moved out. The new policy came into effect from yesterday.

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