Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department director Ramli Yoosuf said they received a report about such a document allegedly issued by the so-called “Centre for Combating Information and Communication Technology-Related Crime” last Tuesday, Bernama reported.

According to him, the document informed the recipient that they were involved in several legal proceedings for possessing child pornography images and were required to contact the issuing party immediately, or a warrant of arrest would be issued.

The scammers were apparently making use of the recent police crackdown on those possessing, storing and distributing child sexual abuse material.

Ramli said the document displayed the national crest and the logo of the Malaysian Bar, and was signed by a person similar to the inspector-general of police but with a different title.

“All the contents of the document are false and have never been issued by any government department,” he said in a statement today.

Ramli reminded the public who received such documents, whether physically, via email, WhatsApp messages or through any other means, not to respond to the sender.

He urged potential victims to come forward and file a report at the nearest police station.