{"id":5046,"date":"2026-09-17T10:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:16:58","slug":"beware-of-scam-calls-think-check-be-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/2026\/09\/17\/beware-of-scam-calls-think-check-be-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of Scam Calls: Think, Check, Be Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SCAM CALL: THINK. CHECK. BE SAFE.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Have you ever received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the police, a bank, or a court<\/strong> and telling you that immediate action is required?<\/p>\n

Be cautious. Scam calls are often designed to create fear, panic, and urgency<\/strong> to pressure victims into making quick decisions.<\/p>\n

Look out for these warning signs:<\/p>\n

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  • \ud83d\udea8 Demanding immediate action<\/li>\n
  • \ud83d\udcb0 Asking for money or bank transfers<\/li>\n
  • \ud83d\udd10 Requesting your OTP, password, or banking details<\/li>\n
  • \ud83d\udd17 Asking you to click an unknown link<\/li>\n
  • \u26a0\ufe0f Threatening or intimidating you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Remember: STOP. DON\u2019T PANIC. VERIFY.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Do not share personal or banking information. End suspicious calls and verify the information through the organization’s official communication channels or contact numbers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    If you encounter a suspected scam, report it to the relevant authorities.<\/p>\n

    Stay alert. Stay safe. Together against scams.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Source: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)\u2014for public awareness purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    SCAM CALL: THINK. CHECK. BE SAFE. Have you ever received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the police, a bank, or a court and telling you that immediate action is required? Be cautious. Scam calls are often designed to create fear, panic, and urgency to pressure victims into making quick decisions. Look […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":5049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5048,"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions\/5048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/osem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}