Beware of offers to settle utility bills in new scam, warn police


PETALING JAYA: A new scam has been detected by the police involving the use of bounced cheques and utility bills.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din (pic) said in a statement on Friday (July 23) that the scammers would contact victims who had overdue utility bills and arrears in a bid to use their "services" to settle them.

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