RECENTLY, an advertisement popped up on social media claiming that driving licences were available for a fee; it also contained a claim that people could get these driving licences without having to sit for any of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) exams.
Is this claim true?
VERDICT:
FALSE
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) reminded the public to be mindful of an advertisement on social media which offers driving licences without having to attend classes and tests.
At a press conference on Sunday (Jan 1), JPJ director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim said the department had detected the advertisement, which used the photo of a Chinese woman as the profile picture for the account to attract the attention of social media users.
"This syndicate makes a profit by deceiving the victims and disappears after they receive the money. The advertisement is misleading the people that they can get a licence without attending a driving school. There is nothing of the sort,” he said.
Zailani said the JPJ would work with the Communications and Digital Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to track down the syndicate.
"The syndicate has realised that the authorities are monitoring them, so they often change their links every four to six months.
"We will find the individuals responsible for deceiving social media users with this tactic and hand them to the police for further action,” he said.
