The Covid-19 pandemic has unfortunately brought about a rise in online-based scams. Notable examples include the online ‘Tengku royalty’ scam and scams involving those in search of...
Public systems with loyalty programmes and redeemable vouchers are often used to benefit the public. But some people take advantage 0f such systems and exploit the...
Scams are a pretty common occurrence in Malaysia whereby every adult would have received at least one call either from the ‘court’ or messages saying that...
Ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, more people have been taken advantage of through “love scams” in which the scammer will often imitate someone...
Recently, a local pet shelter, A Pet’s Journal found itself under fire after allegations surfaced that they were running a scam operation. Subsequently, a Facebook page...
Recently, a dog shelter has come under fire from netizens for allegations of running a scam. According to A Pet’s Journal Scam Facebook page, A Pet...
He had allegedly made RM91,000 from claiming that his mother, sister, brother-in-law, nephew and niece, wife, and 8 children had died. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about...
“You guys can really be actors,” Uncle Kentang said. Once again, some people are trying to take advantage of the kindness shown by generous individuals by...
When it seems like there is no hope in this pandemic-stricken world, there are kind and selfless people who are willing to go the extra mile...
“I should have known better, that this man was exploitative and fueling a neocolonialist narrative using our need for foreign validation.” People from all over the...
Times are hard and many people are out of work. Knowing this, scammers have turned to lure those who are desperate. This new scam involves syndicates...
A woman in her 30s from Kelantan was scammed of RM11,700 after she was tricked by a ‘virtual lover’ to pay his quarantine fees. The man...
For those who are not used to online shopping, e-commerce platforms can be a scary place. The typical paranoia new online shoppers face include questions like,...
A Malaysian recently shared how she was almost scammed after an online seller sent her more items than she ordered and requested that she pay for...
A Malaysian man residing in Kapar, Klang recently lodged a police report after finding out that he was given an empty shot of the Pfizer vaccine...
Recently, a reader named Shirley* (name changed for privacy reasons) reached out to WORLD OF BUZZ to share an incident that happened to her which caused...