Four Months, over 15,000 Fake Accounts: MCMC Flags Surge in Impersonation of Malaysian Royalty on Social Media Platforms

Four months, over 15,000 fake accounts: MCMC flags surge in impersonation of Malaysian royalty on social media platforms

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — A total of 15,296 fake accounts using the names of 26 members of the Royal family were identified between January and April this year, based on monitoring by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and public complaints.Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that these fake accounts included those involving the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, and the Tengku Permaisuri of Sel…

Nearly 16,000 fake accounts found to impersonate royalty, says Fahmi

The communications minister says the names used include those of the Selangor sultan.