Nearly deceived, Jelebu MP dares scammer to come to Parliament

PARLIAMENT | Jalaluddin Alias (BN-Jelebu) today claimed that he was nearly deceived by a scammer posing as an anti-money laundering enforcement officer from a national banking institution.

The lawmaker said what was more surprising was that the scammer knew many personal details about him.

Among the details the scammer had were Jalaluddin’s bank account number and identity card number.

“Yesterday, three calls were received on my personal mobile phone... (claiming to be) an officer from Maybank Johor Bahru and they knew my IC (identity card) number.

“My (IC) number was correct, accurate. My account number was correct and accurate, and which branch I opened my bank account (was also correct).

“How could this person obtain personal data of a member of Parliament that should not be accessible to third parties?” he said during the debate session on the Personal Data Protection Act Bill in Parliament today.

Jalaluddin said the individual threatened and claimed that an arrest warrant would be issued against him.

Therefore, he asked the authorities to seriously monitor this issue.

“Mr Speaker, if it happened to me, it means that ordinary citizens, whether intellectuals (or not), are exposed to these irresponsible individuals.

“I challenge him (the scammer) to come to Parliament to meet me (but) he said it’s not his job to meet me in Parliament,” he added.

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