KUANTAN: When MyHSR Corp chairman Datuk Seri Fauzi Abdul Rahman received calls and messages from family members and friends enquiring about his wellbeing, the former deputy minister realised something was amiss.
His instinct proved right. Fauzi's WhatApp account had been hacked, and the hackers had asked his contacts to lend 'him' money.
The former Indera Mahkota member of parliament said he had received calls and messages from people asking if he was fine and why he needed money on March 31.
"People called and texted me saying they received a WhatsApp text from me asking to borrow money, and some responded by asking how much cash I needed.
"I then realised my WhatApp account had been hacked as I could no longer access it.
"Before this, I had clicked on a WhatsApp link allegedly from the Prime Minister's Office inviting me to listen to a religious talk.
"I assumed it was genuine and clicked on the link. Half an hour later, I could not access my WhatsApp," he said at his house today.
Fauzi, who lodged a police report and alerted the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission on March 31, told his contacts to ignore 'his' requests to borrow money or click on links sent from his number.
"I am worried that someone might deposit cash into the account number provided by the scammers.
"I have been receiving a lot of calls on the matter. I am concerned some people might click on the link allegedly sent by me to listen to the religious talk.
"I want to tell people that my WhasApp account has been hacked and that I did not send out any message."
Fauzi said he hoped police could track down the suspects as the incident had been giving him sleepless nights.
"The past three days have been stressful as I have been receiving a lot of calls about it."
