PUTRAJAYA: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) says all ministry procurement matters are carried out solely through government orders via the ePerolehan system.
The ministry explained that all procurement matters are handled according to the applicable financial procedures.
“KPWKM has never asked suppliers to make any payments to officers or third parties to secure contracts or confirm any orders,” the ministry said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
The clarification comes after scammers used names of ministry officers to collect payments for food, beverages and souvenirs for bogus government programmes.
“The complaints received so far involve losses of thousands of ringgit, with scammers posing as company representatives and falsely claiming to have received government orders from KPWKM officers. Suppliers were then asked to make payments to secure contracts,” the statement read.
The ministry called on all parties, especially suppliers, to exercise caution and check the validity of government purchase orders via the ePerolehan system before proceeding with any transaction.
The ministry urged the public to report any suspicious offers or payment requests made in KPWKM’s name to the authorities immediately.
