Internet fraud are cases are just rising as year goes by. Time after time there are innocent victims losing all they have as for this many acts have been implemented to combat this issue .There are many laws in the country that are created. Different country has different acts for different frauds. In Malaysia, there is a special department build by the government which is the Malaysian Communication And Multimedia Commission (SKMM) to over look, monitor, and to enforce the communications and multimedia laws in Malaysia. In the year 1998 the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission act 1998(MCMCA) was created and implemented.
In Malaysia there’s is no laws solely for internet or regarding internet frauds but it is all categorized under SKMM. Any complaints will go directly to them. Consumer can lodge their complaints to them. they deal with all means of communication problems, from broadcasting, internet to postal services. Consumer can either lodge a complaint online where a consumer forum of Malaysia (CFM) is set up for consumers educating about their rights and also protecting the rights, consumer will be able to exchange view and have discussions about any related topic. CFM was established in 2001 as a society as a representation of all parties. In CFM there’s a Complaint Portal established (CoP)to help users lodged resolved complaints regarding their communications and multimedia services. Consumer can lodge their reports in two ways first by login in to CFM and sending a compliant through online or dialing up their consumer hotline to lodge a report.
Everyone should know the existence of this law and do not get fooled easily by all these irresponsible scammers trying their ways to get into your accounts stealing personal information’s and so on. Be careful and always educate yourself with basic consumer rights and tips and precautions to avoid from being scammed for your good.
References: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commissions
[00:00-00:11] Peace to all! Welcome to IFRAUD-Monster! Online dating scam! Will you become the next victim?
[00:12-00:13] Don’t worry!
[00:14-00:24] In IFRAUD-monster, we will share and provide tips for you to prevent yourself from falling into the trap of online dating scam.
[00:25-00:34] So, how do we know or identify online dating scam? The answer lies in the profile and messages sent by that particular people.
[00:35-00:47] The first thing that should be given attention is the profile display picture. Most of the times, online dating scammer will use attractive and sexy photo as bait.
[00:48-01:05] A scammer with a female identity will use a sexy and attractive picture as their profile picture, whereas, scammer who with a male identity uses good looking and macho picture as their profile picture to lure their ‘preys’.
[01:06-01:19] All these photos most likely are photos stolen from the websites, hence, the person in the picture also become the online scam victim too.
[01:19-01:27]So, never trust anyone hastily regarding their appearance on the profile.
[01:28-01:48] In addition, be cautious when you received e-mail that appeals for money assistance. After the scammers have gotten the trust and confidence from the potential victims, they will try to get empathy and ask money from the victim by claiming that they are in difficulty and the urgency.
[01:49-01:52] Clearly! This is an online dating scam!
[01:53-02:18]Next, you can check on the usage of English like grammar and apeeling in the message sent by that particular people. By checking the grammar and spelling in his or her message, you can identify if that person is a scammer, where they claim that they have a good educational background. For example, a degree holder or professor but he or she is weak in writing. 31)
[02:19:02-31] In conclusion, be careful when involving yourselves in online dating. Here, hope that you are able to learn something useful from this podcast!
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Kencan dalam talian: Online dating Penipuan kencan dalam talian: Online dating scam Laman-laman web: Websites
Most of the things or we can say all things are created for a good purpose. However, things usually turn out to be detrimental as people begin to abuse them. For examples, weapons are made for the purpose of national and self-defense, yet, people use it to rob, murder innocents and do all sort of crimes. Likewise, online dating originally is to help singles to find their life partner. Again, scammers abuse it to swindle and take granted from the people that genuinely seek for life partner through Internet. There are thousands of people out there had fallen into the traps of those wicked online dating scammers and lost faith to online dating with a broken heart. So, will you be the next victim? Don’t worry! In this post we are going to tell you about more on online dating scams at the same time provide you useful tips to be a smart online dater. Well, you might think that you will never go for online dating, hence, what is the point of you reading this post? Yes, you are right. Nevertheless, you might not know the people around you, your friends or family might have chances to be the potential victim. So, read it as added information for you, your friends and family.
How do we know and identify a dating scam? The answer lies in the profile and message.
1. Attractive and appealing profile picture Scammer whom with a female identity often uses a sexy and adorable picture as their profile picture, whereas, scammer who with a male identity uses good looking and macho picture as their profile picture to lure their ‘preys’. All these photos most likely are photos stolen from the websites, hence, the person in the picture also become the online scam victim too. So, never judge a book by its cover. Don’t believe anyone hastily regarding their appearance on the profile.
2. The profile descriptions often are generalized Scammers often describe themselves in general terms like easygoing, kind, loyal, truthful, sincere, loving, understanding, and caring, elegant, sociable, sensitive, gentle, cheerful, optimistic, romantic, warm, cuddly, hard-working, goal orientated, ambitious... You might find more than ten of these positive adjectives in their profile description. Isn’t that ridiculous?
Examples of online dating scam profile description: “I am an open, loving, and romantic woman who enjoys reading, listening to music, and watching films. I love to cook, especially for others. I have a sense of humor which is a little left of center. I 'll admit that I have a tiny bit of baggage, but it's more carry-on than check-in. I am definitely ready to meet Him, the man I am meant to grow old with. I am sure I will definitely be a faithful and understanding wife...”
3. E-mail that appeals for money assistance After a period of time, where trust romance and desire is established, the scammer will try to get the victim’s empathy and ask for money by claiming that they are in trouble and need money urgently. Obviously, this is a scam! Remember, do not simply give your money away.
Example of dating scam message: ‘’I heard a friend of my who lives in Nigeria she has an accident and she was in the hospital I have to move there to see her health when I arrive there I lost the hospital address and it night and I can't get flight at night cause it too dangerous for me to go home at nigth I have to log in a hotel for me to go the next day in the midnight some mens came so they attack me and stole all my money goods I brought In the hotel and they ran away but they did not hurt me i try to explain things to the hotel…so they said all they need is there money so right now am stucked in a hotel in Nigeria and all I now to come back home is to pay the hotel bill and i will be glad if you can.’’
4. English grammar and spelling in the message By checking on the grammar and spelling in the message, you can easily identify if the person you are chatting with is an online dating scammer, whereby they claim that they have a good education background such as a Master degree holder. (Refer to the highlighted words in the example of dating scam message above)
Reference: Disabled world official website, Online Dating Scams
Do you still remember the poll question last week? Will you go through an online dating service to find you a life partner? Why? This is the question for last week’s poll. There are altogether 3 options for the poll: ‘Yes. Why not!’; ‘Never! No matter how desperate I am!’; and ‘Maybe. But just for fun not looking for real life partner’. So, now, it’s the time to reveal the result!
There are 33 voters for the poll in 7 days. Unexpectedly, the votes are distributed close evenly among the 3 options. According to the chart on top, the higher vote which is 39% goes to the option 1- ‘Never! No matter how desperate I am!’ From the result obtained, we can tell that most of the people are skeptical to try online dating services. It is mainly because of too many dating scams out there that make them back off seeking help from those online dating services. Some even choose not to go through online dating service as they once became a dating scam victim. Some even think that it is unrealistic dating with someone through Internet.
The option that has a second higher vote which has 32% is ‘Maybe. But only for fun not looking for real partner!’ These 32% of voters are those who will try online dating service out of curiosity. They are often not committed in the relationship. This is what we usually call them as “game players’ where they have multiple online partners.
Lastly, the option ‘Yes! Why Not!’ There is only 29% of voters that are willing to try online dating service. These are the people that believe in online dating services and they have seen successful couples from online dating service by themselves. So, they are willing to try online dating service to get their life partner.
If you have missed the poll last week, don’t worry! Here, we have another new poll question waiting for your vote! See you in the next poll result! At the meantime, check out our new posts in I-Fraud Monster! Enjoy~
