right now by right won't receive any sms with URL according to MCMC

https://soyacincau.com/2024/09/02/mcmc-proh...m-fraud-report/

today also received sms from CIMB, contains URL too, straight away report as spam

Look like i just ignore it, report mcmc need create acc
When pop up i confuse a while, Whatsapp send SMS? Then see why got link

yes, just look at the link

whatsapp-hu is the domain, so it isn't the official website

Take BTS for sure...

Rule 1 - Telco will never never send alphanumeric sender ID unless it's for Telco own usage or government i.e. GOV

Rule 2 - Domain/URL blocking already in placed. Highly likely proper domain is not possible to send through unless the sender manipulate the domain/URL characters.

To combat fraud, we really need to shutdown 2G network asap. Move those old devices (CC terminal etc) to run on latest radio network... Too bad, so of the alarm system will cut off immediately until the owner upgrade the equipment.

This post has been edited by thankyou: Nov 27 2024, 02:32 PM

I didn't report to mcmc, just use google message report only

I still remember yesterday my phone signal goes to G, then go back to 5G then received the sms which contains the URL

Taiwan also got such issue

Related

https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/20...l-personal-info

Taiwan shutting down 2G/3G so no problem.

Malaysia also caught. good finally some peace



This post has been edited by Embrangle: Nov 28 2024, 10:01 AM

Chinese Cybercrime Bust in Thailand, Over 700 million Calls Using Fake ’02’ Numbers
November 18, 2024


Cyber police arrested one of nine suspects involved in one of the three companies that made 730,185,892 fraudulent calls using 02 numbers to deceive the public.

Police gathered evidence and obtained court warrants for 24 suspects – 9 foreigners (3 Chinese, 1 Singaporean, 1 Malaysian, 1 Myanmar, 3 Laotian) and 15 Thai nationals who served as company directors, expense managers, and money mule account holders.


Cyber police arrest a 35-year-old Chinese man named Yang, finding in his car an operating base station simulator connected to an 8,000W mobile power station, one WiFi router, and four mobile phones.

AIS teams identified it as an SMS transmitter using a false base station to simulate AIS network signals. The modified telecommunications radio equipment was operating on various frequencies without NBTC permission. In just 3 days (November 11-13, 2024), it had sent nearly 1 million messages.


https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2024/11...ake-02-numbers/




edit : video


This post has been edited by JLA: Nov 29 2024, 07:53 AM

"1 Malaysian"

Kahkahkah. I wonder if they're involved in the same scam back home.

All these scams are operated by China Chinese, that is where they can manufacture such equipment without license approval, then they ship it out in every countries, get someone to drive around sending sms link, while another team also operating in different location (depends on language needs) doing call centre handling the “issue”… then another gang handling the mule accounts for cashout/withdrawal … all operate independently to ensure one down the others can still operate as the operation can be brought back up online in short time …

It is a massive global business …

And this small fry caught once a year is merely to appease local authorities that they achieve something … the one who caught can be easily release out with small amount of affordable fine and start working again in no time …

Solution is to kill 2G

I think on the Pixels and phones with stock-ish Android, you can disable 2G.

No such option on Samsung unless you lock the bands with the *#2263# menu.

Sindiket guna peranti BTS sebar SMS palsu tumpas
SHAH ALAM - Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) bersama Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) berjaya menumpaskan sindiket penyebaran khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) palsu menggunakan peralatan telekomunikasi haram, Fake Base Transceiver Station (Fake BTS) dalam operasi yang dijalankan baru-baru ini.


SKMM merekod keterangan individu yang ditahan untuk membantu siasatan kes sindiket penyebaran SMS. Foto SKMM

Operasi dikenali sebagai Op Pancing, hasil aduan awam dan risikan berjaya menahan seorang individu ketika mengendalikan peralatan Fake BTS dalam sebuah kenderaan berhampiran pusat membeli-belah utama di Kuala Lumpur.

Menurut kenyataan Komunikasi Korporat SKMM, pemeriksaan menemukan kelengkapan komunikasi yang berfungsi sebagai Fake BTS dalam keadaan aktif.

“Ujian frekuensi mengesahkan peralatan tersebut bukan sahaja menghantar SMS mengandungi kandungan palsu dan pautan phishing, malah turut berunsur perjudian kepada orang awam di sekitar kawasan terbabit,” katanya pada Sabtu.

Susulan tangkapan itu, SKMM dengan bantuan PDRM menyerbu sebuah rumah teres dua tingkat di Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, yang dijadikan tempat penyimpanan kenderaan termasuk sebuah kenderaan pelbagai guna (MPV) serta kelengkapan komunikasi berkaitan Fake BTS.

Siasatan awal turut berjaya mengenal pasti modus operandi terbaharu sindiket, iaitu mengubah suai peralatan Fake BTS untuk beroperasi secara mudah alih.

“Secara keseluruhannya, 45 barangan telah disita dengan anggaran nilai RM100,000.

“Seorang individu turut dirakam keterangan bagi membantu siasatan lanjut,” ujar SKMM.

Kes disiasat di bawah Seksyen 239(1)(a) Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 [Akta 588] serta Peraturan 34(5)© Peraturan-Peraturan Komunikasi dan Multimedia (Spektrum) 2000.


https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7467...ms-palsu-tumpas

One successful scam already can cover back RM100k, ROI is high. They only manage to catch once in few year while success scam happening weekly/monthly.

Android 15 on Maxis has the disabled 2G option, but yeah, only with Maxis as far as I could tell

I can confirm that on a Xiaomi Poco F5 running HyperOS 2, Android 15, you can disable 2G on U Mobile
Don't see it for my 2nd SIM (TuneTalk) though

Using Poco F5 and Honor 400 Pro, available on my Maxis, but not on Celcom and Digi.

Right... F5 with digi sim, no disable 2g option and no SA 5g option

F7 ultra hotlink SIM, got disable 2g option and with SA 5g option

Nonetheless, in the past years, most of scam fake BTS SMS affected maxis sim users, maybe that's why maxis SIM allow to disable 2g because they are well aware of this

However, since POCO has no restriction to access to the *#*#4636#*#*, that option doesn't matter that much. However, I do hope they enable this option at least for Celcom users, since they have implemented USSD over IMS for over a year. No point to even keep 2G network anymore haha