KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Fraudsters are again sending out bogus emails using Bank Negara Malaysia's name to deceive the victims into revealing their personal financial details, the central bank said today. Known as phishing emails, Bank Negara said in a statement today that these emails come with a clickable attachment. "Intended victims receive emails entitled 'Security Verification' purportedly from Bank Negara Malaysia informing them that there is an incoming payment for their account. It also stressed that financial and banking institutions, including credit card issuers and the central bank itself, will never request personal banking information when contacting customers, be it via telephone calls, SMS or emails. Those who wish to obtain more information on financial scams can also visit the central bank's financial fraud alert site at http://fraudalert.bnm.gov.my.

Source: The Edge Markets October 07, 2016 08:48 UTC