Similar posts promoting “official” certificate issuance services in the price range of RM1,000 to RM6,000 were shared elsewhere on Facebook. here and hereAnd it’s been around since at least 2023. here, here, here and here.
The fake certificates were also posted for sale on Instagram, here and hereThrough accounts with tens of thousands of followers.
AFP contacted one of the sellers and received an order form asking for personal information, including the buyer’s name and shipping address, and the scammer then asked potential buyers to provide identification information and provide a digital signature.
However, the Ministry of Education does not outsource the process of applying for test scores to external parties, and has previously warned against social media pages impersonating the Ministry of Education.
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The education ministry told AFP it had “not appointed any agent or individual” to process requests for copies or translations of exam results.
The Ministry of Education announced on August 14 that “all official work related to exam qualifications will be handled only by the testing center.”
The Ministry of Education added that examination board services are only available online through the official website and not via phone or WhatsApp.
A certificate of authenticity issued by the Examination Board shall contain only the following: Malaysian National Emblem — As you can see from the image shared by the scammer account, this is not the case. Examination Board Logo (Archived link here and here).
The Ministry of Education previously I warned you The public is urged to be cautious of fake social media sites misusing the ministry’s official name and logo.Archived Links).
“The public is urged not to be deceived by the services provided,” the July 31 statement read.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education has also reported the sale of fake academic certificates to police, state news agency Bernama reported. Reported August 1st (Archived Links).
Minister for Higher Education Jambry Abdul Qadir said several cases of academic certificate fraud had been successfully detected through public complaints about fraud syndicates using the names of higher education institutions to defraud victims.
Bernama reported that the scam targets individuals who are “in dire need of a qualification for employment purposes.”
AFP has previously exposed other scam accounts impersonating government agencies. here and here.
