KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — It’s 2024 and SMS scams are still a thing. Last year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a directive to all telcos to...
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Firstly, Maxis doesn’t run a rewards points system and there’s no rewards portal for users to claim. What’s more interesting is that the same message was also sent to non-Maxis users including users on CelcomDigi postpaid. The biggest question is why such messages are still being received by local Malaysian telco users in 2024? All telcos in Malaysia have been ordered to stop allowing individual mobile users to send and receive SMS with URL links since May 2, 2024. The directive was announced on February 14, 2023 and was aimed at preventing users from becoming victims of online scams.
Exemption was given by the MCMC to relevant essential services businesses to include URL and personal information but it is currently set to end on August 31, 2024.The Malaysia Mobile Technology Association has recently called upon the MCMC to extend the exemption beyond August 31, 2024 for certain entities as it raised concerns that the blockade would severely disrupt legitimate business communications and indirectly lead to economic uncertainty.
It argued that while consumer protection is crucial, the sweeping restrictions could severely disrupt legitimate business communications to the public. The association added that such entities have relied heavily on URLs in SMS to inform users of delivery of e-invoices, appointment confirmations, password resets and even logistics training.
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