Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
POPULAR singer Hafiz Hamidun (pic), 40, has warned the public that at least 2,000 social media accounts have misused pictures of him for love scams in Indonesia, Kosmo! reported.
He said he learned about it after many victims contacted him through his official social media accounts.
“About 2,000 Indonesian social media accounts from Instagram to TikTok as well as others have used my face to dupe women.
“These women were deceived into giving money to scammers and contacted me after they realised they had been cheated,” he said.
Asked if he would make a police report on the matter, Hafiz said it would likely not accomplish much as the scams were being done in another country.
“I hope this matter does not continue as I am worried that it could encourage even more heinous criminal acts to be carried out using my image,” he added.
> Actress Eyra Hazali has given birth to her third child in an early delivery, Harian Metro reported.
The 25-year-old delivered her child at a private medical centre in Kuala Lumpur last Thursday.
Eyra shared her relief that the birth went well. Her doctor had expected her to give birth on Oct 18.
“Thank God, I gave birth to a normal baby boy at 5.43pm last Thursday. I would like to say thank you to everyone, especially the fans who prayed for us,” she said.
When asked about the name of the baby, Eyra said she and her husband had already decided on a suitable name that would be announced at a later date.
Eyra married JDT football player Muhammad Haziq Nadzli in November 2019. They have two other children, aged two and four.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
