KUALA LUMPUR: Police have advised members of the public who received an email allegedly from Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain to file a report at their nearest police station.
Bukit Aman’s acting director of the commercial crime investigation department (CCID) Hasbullah Ali said the email contained false information and were part of a new fraud attempt.
He said the email titled “Polis Negara Malaysia” was sent from [email protected] and instructed recipients to respond immediately or face legal action.
“The content was fabricated to appear as if it was sent by the IGP, complete with his photograph. We confirm the email’s contents are false and this is a scam attempt,” he said in a statement accompanied by screenshots of the email.
Based on the screenshots, recipients were ordered to respond to an attached “summons” within 72 hours or risk legal proceedings.