PETALING JAYA: Star Media Group Bhd (SMG) has been alerted to a scam site and Facebook advertisements illegally using the company’s images, templates and logo. The site has also posted a fake news item quoting former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as promoting “a new cryptocurrency auto-trading program called Bitcoin Loophole.”SMG, which publishes TheStar.com.my, advises our readers to ignore such posts and sites. The company has lodged a take-down request with Facebook and has lodged a police report on the matter.

Source: The Star July 02, 2021 06:45 UTC