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Malaysia: Stolen identities available ‘for rent’

Malaysia: Stolen identities available ‘for rent’

2026-01-12  Per Henrikson

“I wanted to buy a bicycle and was tempted by the cheap price. Without much thought, I transferred RM1,000 to the seller. “The seller later asked for a copy of my identity card, claiming that it was part of the delivery process. “I complied with the request, but the bicycle never arrived, and the seller became unreachable. That’s when I realised I had been cheated,” he said in an interview. Hwever, that was not the end of it. Soon after, Mohamad Anuar received a legal suit, naming him as a defendant and accusing him of having received money from the plaintiff for an apartment lease.


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