The public has been warned to remain vigilant against individuals falsely claiming to hold the title of “Datuk Seri” to lure victims into investing in fraudulent schemes.
MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said his office has received six reports involving such scams, including one victim who claimed to have lost RM400,000.
00:10Actually, this fake tatok, this issue has been a long time issue.
00:16Very long ago it happened.
00:19But sad to say that it has been going on and on.
00:25So as a result, our council, today we have this feather tatok council and also council of tatok tatok where these two organisations are sitting here today.
00:43It's very important.
00:45I mean the tatok council we have to tackle all this time and also the MCA Public Service Complaint Bureau also we are tackling all this matter.
00:53But recently, it surfaced again until the public started to inquire.
01:01We have so-called Ali Istana Anak Angkat, Tatos 3, so and so.
01:13So the public want to know whether we have this so-called Ali Istana Anak Angkat.
01:21Literally, it means that the adopted son of the Istana.
01:30So when this thing brought to us, we made a check.
01:33We made a check.
01:34And they have confirmed, we have checked with the Istana.
01:43They have confirmed there's no such title called Ali Istana Anak Angkat.
01:50So in other words, it's a fake.
01:53It's a fake.
01:54But nevertheless, our council also worried on why that this thing has been going on.
02:04Why this thing has been going on with all this time happening.
02:09Oh, some what we received, I think about this one case recently is about 400,000.
02:16They do into business because he believed that the guy is a Tatok.
02:23So with the Tatok, you know, title, maybe he will not cheat.
02:29But I think this is business failure.
02:30When business failure, they say, you know, it's cheat.
02:34When they gain money, they won't come and see me one.
02:37Okay.
02:37When they make profit, they won't come and see me.
02:39When they lose money, they come.
02:41But on checking with my lawyer and everything, we found that, you know, all this are, he believed so much that he believed that the Tatok, you know, genuine.
02:54So they're kina lah.
02:55Okay.
02:56Not only Tatok lah.
02:57Whoever carried Tatok also, Tatin also kina lah.
03:00And some Tatin also involved, you know.
03:02Just let you all know.
03:04Whether it's a fake Tatok or not, you know.
03:06Sometimes, one of the way we found out is that,
03:09Normally, when they give you the call card,
03:12If the real Tatok, genuine Tatok,
03:15They will normally put the title at the back of the stream, you know.
03:18Like, PJN, or TNB, or all this, you know.
03:25DSIS, or all this, they put there.
03:29But if they are fake Tatok, then normally don't put one.
03:32Because you can check.
03:34You put any title there, we can check with the Isshadak.
03:37But, so normally, they expect Tatok, they don't put anything.
03:40They just put Tatok.
03:43Or Tatok Sri, ah.
03:45So, you know, the most difficult thing is that,
03:48When these people suddenly don't get the Tatok Sri, ah.
03:52Or the wife don't get the Tatin Sri, ah.
03:54They feel very shameful, you know.
03:56Because when they go to the function,
03:58The MC also don't know what to do.
03:59The MC also don't know whether to address them, or anymore.
04:04So, when, even the MC asked me what to do.
04:06When they are fake Tatok, if we address them, ah.
04:09Then, you know, Tuanku may not be happy if they found out.
04:13So, I told them to use the word,
04:16Brother and sisters.
04:18Okay.
04:19Brothers and sisters.
04:20So, you won't feel bad.
04:32So, this is the only little bit consolation, ah.
04:35Okay.
04:36The most important, the public, don't believe them, ah.
04:41You know, don't trust all this.
04:43Don't go and buy, you know.
04:45Especially the foreign one.
04:46Don't buy.
04:47You can't do trouble.
04:48Because foreign one wouldn't have a lot of salesmen, though.
