Beware of "Get Rich Quick" Scheme

If the investment scheme clearly offers an investment opportunity by collecting deposits from the public and investors are promised investment returns within a certain period of time, whereby the original investment will be refunded, it may contravene Section 25(1) Banking and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA). This investment activity is against the law and you are investing at your own risk. Please invest only with licensed financial institutions only.

An easy way to identify and verify whether or not a company is licensed by Bank Negara Malaysia (the Bank), you can refer to the licensed institutions list on our website by following this URL

http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=17&pg=54&ac=57

If the company is NOT LISTED on our list on the website, it simply means that the company is NOT LICENSED NOR APPROVED by the Bank to offer any financial services or products.

You may also cross check with Securities Commission's (SC) licensed/alert lists on their website :

1.  http://www.sc.com.my/eng/html/licensing/licenseMain.html

2.  http://www.sc.com.my/eng/html/licensing/investors/Alert_list.html

3.  http://www.sc.com.my/eng/html/licensing/investors/IApg_other.html

If you have any information pertaining to illegal deposit taking activities or illegal foreign currency dealings or are a victim of such activities or scams you can send details of such information or complaint together with the documents to the Bank as follows:

Unit Penyiasatan Khas
Bank Negara Malaysia
Jalan Dato' Onn
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Fax: 03-26987467
E-mail: bnmtelelink@bnm.gov.my

Enclosed are the tips for consumer on the financial matters for information.

For more information on financial fraud alert, please visit

http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=216&pg=701&ac=98 and http://www.bnm.gov.my/microsites/fraudalert/index.htm

For more information on banking, insurance & takaful, please visit

http://www.bankinginfo.com.my & http://www.insuranceinfo.com.my Thank you.

Raja Rohafiza bt Raja Hassan
BNMTELELINK
Bank Negara Malaysia
No Tel : 1-300-88-5465
No Faks : 03-21741515
Emel: bnmtelelink@bnm.gov.my