Malaysians, beware of conmen

Malaysians, beware of conmen

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has reminded applicants of the RM500 one-off cash assistance for households with a monthly income of RM3,000 and below not to fall prey to fake registration syndicates trying to take advantage of the programme.

Its public relations officer Masrun Maslim said irresponsible people have started distributing and even selling false application forms while the actual forms had not been issued yet and the registration was free.

The RM500 assistance application form is in the final process of being prepared and it will be distributed to all IRB offices nationwide and applicants can also download it from the website.

The aid distribution mechanism has been finalised by the Finance Ministry.

So far, we have not appointed anyone for the registration process, said Masrun.

Source: Bernama
Published Nov 17 2011