The Johor government has denied issuing identity cards for 'Bangsa Johor' as made viral on social media.

Bernama reported state secretary Azmi Rohani saying that so far, none of the state government's departments of agencies had issued such a card.

"The use of Johor's identity for such purposes without referring to the state secretary's office is prohibited," he said in a statement yesterday evening in response to a man's tweet advising Johoreans how to obtain the purported new card.

The picture of the card, which was made viral in several postings in social media, featured a Malaysian identity card number, with a second line of numbers underneath it, showing the 'Bangsa Johor' identity number.

In addition, the card was also claimed to double-up as a debit card that enables the holder to make purchases.

The back of the card bore the address of the card holder and the name of the person's next of kin, including a statement that the card was for verification of 'Bangsa Johor.'

-Bernama