Using AirAsia boss to con others
Published on: Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: Facebook ads featuring AirAsia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes are likely a link to an international scam. AirAsia said Fernandes has not endorsed these advertisements. "We urge the public to ignore them and to refrain from sharing the articles in question."For those who wish to know more about Tony Fernandes or AirAsia, please refer to our official social media channels or credible news sources for information," said the airline. Checks on the ads suggest that they are linked to a binary options trading scam page.
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On one of the advertisements' Facebook page, Malaysian users flooded its comments section, warning would-be page visitors that it is a scam.One user claimed that his friend was conned out of US$1,000 (around RM4,100) after registering with the website. The scammers, it is understood, would contact their victim from an overseas number and urge the victim to make a deposit via credit card. This supposedly will enable the victim to open their binary trading account and "make money fast."
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