VIDEO calls are popular since they enable you to converse with loved ones, see them, and share visuals through the camera as well.
When talking to someone else, video calls add a layer of security, by letting you visually confirm who you are talking to, at the cost of privacy, because they can see you too.
In a TikTok video that went viral, a user says he was contacted by someone claiming to be an officer from the Perlis contingent police headquarters.
Are the police contacting the public via video calls now?
Verdict:
FALSE
According to Perlis Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) head Supt Wan Aedil Wan Abdullah, video calls are the latest tactic used by scam syndicates.
In a video response to the incident, he explains that the police have never made video calls to contact complainants or suspects.
MyCheck reported that Bukit Aman CCID director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said a fraud syndicate was using video calls to impersonate police and deceive victims who used the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) e-reporting service.
Comm Ramli said that the e-reporting facility, developed by PDRM for filing non-criminal police reports online, does not involve video calls for audits or investigations, which must be done in person at police stations.
References:
https://mycheck.my/more.php?id=2388065
