QuickCheck: Is Bank Negara's identity being misused to promote dubious apps?

By R. SEKARAN

Posts on social media have gone viral saying that some people have received messages, purportedly from Bank Negara, informing them that arrest warrants have been issued against them.

The messages also ask the receiver to download an APK file (mobile phone app installer), which carries the Bank Negara logo and name.

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