QuickCheck: Are unscrupulous parties posing as LHDN officers to pull off a 'tax arrears' scam?


MESSAGES circulating on social media and messaging apps claim that there are unscrupulous individuals impersonating Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) officers to scam people using tax arrears as a carrot. Is this true?

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