KUALA LUMPUR: Scammers are getting more creative in coming up with tactics to drain money from your bank account.
In this tactic, as shared by Facebook user Muhammad Ali Abdul Razak, the scammers simply sent a message to your WhatsApp, asking you to download an invite.
Based on the screenshot, the scammer first sent a WhatsApp message telling the recipient that the person has been invited to their child's wedding.
In the same message, the scammer asked the victim to click and install an APK (Android Package File) to receive the digital invitation card.
When the recipient clicked on the APK, all the apps and personal information in that mobile phone will be 'hijacked' by the scammer.
"New scammer tactic. Thought it was a wedding invitation but it turned out that you need to click and download a certain file.
"Once the download is complete, we will have no control of our phone. Money all gone..."
"I sympathised to the victims. Please help share (this message) with your loved ones quick (as a reminder)." he wrote.
Police have advised the public not to be easily fooled by dubious offers on social media platforms and report their encounter to the National Scam Response Centre at 997.
"Always make a detailed research into the matter before proceeding with any deal.
"Do not trust any file attachment of the APK installation that is sent directly to you by unknown person, and do not install any APK applications from untrusted sources."
They can also contact the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) Scam Response Centre at 03-2610 1559 and 03-2610 1599 or send a Whatsapp message to the CCID Infoline at 013-211 1222 for advice or to channel information regarding online crime cases.
APK is a file format used by the Android operating system for the distribution and installation of mobile apps, usually via Google Play Store.
The APK files allow the sender to steal data from users' mobile phones, including users TAC number which allow them to make unauthorised banking transactions.