SCAM AND FRAUD ALERT !

The Embassy would like to highlight that fraud and scams over the internet is widely being circulated namely with announcements of job offers and winnings that do not exist. We urge you to stop and think before you proceed further.

Many scams may appear to come from Malaysia, but the criminals behind the scam are actually based in other countries.

From what we know, it is likely to be a scam if: 

• You receive an offer of a job about which you have no prior knowledge of.

• You are asked for your bank account details by email or telephone.
• You are offered cash in exchange for bank account details.

•  You are told you have won something involving monetary, to which you have no relation to and had never been involved with.

• You are requested to provide some sort of deposit before obtaining the job or a bigger sum of money.

Some job scams can be very clever. Therefore, you must check the company's details very carefully. Here are several hints to look out for:

• Genuine Malaysian companies' websites may be provided, but the contact email addresses may be false or a genuine company name may be given, but the address will be wrong.

• Most reputable Malaysian companies, by and large, do not use a hotmail or yahoo type email account.

• Telephone the actual Malaysian company in Malaysia, if you are approached about a Malaysian job.

• Genuine Malaysian companies do not give a mobile number for contact details.

If you receive a scam email, please do not pay any money and do not have any further contact with the originators of the email as these people are professional criminals and their aim is to exploit you and take your money and/or your personal details.

If you have been cheated because of a scam then please report it to the Kuwaiti police authorities. The Malaysian Embassy has no jurisdiction to investigate or take out criminal prosecutions in Kuwait.

We can however, help you forward the matter to the Malaysian police via the Consular Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, for further investigation in Malaysia. Nevertheless, as mentioned before, the criminals behind the scam can be based in any other country.

In any circumstance, if you have doubt, you may check with us and we will try to assist you as much as we can.