KUALA LUMPUR: More than 200 content creators and influencers have reported losses after a marketing application platform allegedly failed to pay outstanding fees totalling about RM543,000.
MCA Federal Territories Legal Bureau chief Victor Teoh said the platform acted as an intermediary between brands and content creators to promote products and services through social media.
"To date, more than 200 content creators are reported to have been affected, with total outstanding payments exceeding RM543,000.
"They claim that despite completing the assignments given to them, the payments promised by the platform have not been received," he said during a press conference at Wisma MCA, here on Tuesday (June 16).
One of the victims, content creator Ng Yeen Theng, 31, said she joined the platform in June last year and completed about 20 social media marketing assignments involving several well-known brands.
"I completed about 20 assignments with estimated earnings of RM10,074.08. However, all my withdrawal requests only showed a processed status, and I have yet to receive any payment to date," she said.
Another victim, Gg Unnie, 34, said she had been using the platform since 2022 and had previously received payments as usual.
"However, since the end of 2024, payments started to be delayed, and I have now gone more than a year without receiving payment.
"The outstanding amount owed to me has reached RM19,000," she said.
The victims also alleged that repeated attempts to contact the platform's management through phone calls, emails and social media channels failed to produce a satisfactory response.
It is understood that several victims have lodged police reports over the alleged non-payment.
Ng was among those who lodged a police report at the Pandan Indah police station on June 16 after claiming she had yet to receive RM10,074.08 in payments for assignments completed through the platform.
The affected content creators are now hoping the authorities will conduct further investigations, while urging the platform to provide an explanation and settle all outstanding payments owed to those affected.
