Public Bank customers have recently been receiving pop-up alert when transferring funds, which indicates that the recipient is a new account or an account that has not made a transfer in over a year.
The pop-up also asks users to ensure that the information they have entered is accurate before making the transfer.
It is understood that this is a security alert added by Public Bank to reduce online fraud and to remind users again to avoid falling into the trap set by fraudsters before transferring funds.
If you are transferring money and this pop-up appears, you should double check the recipient’s details and make sure the recipient is not a fraudster.
You can also check if the recipient has been reported as a fraudster through the Royal Malaysian Police Commercial Crime Investigation Department (Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersil) website before making the transfer: https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my/.
