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Watch Out For Fake CIMB Scam Call / SMS!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 26, 2020
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Watch Out For Fake CIMB Scam Call / SMS!

Scammers are now using THREE different CIMB scam calls or SMS messages to cheat your money! Please SHARE ...

Scammers are now using THREE different CIMB scam calls or SMS messages to cheat your money! Please SHARE this scam alert with your family and friends, so they won't get cheated! Watch Out For F ...

June 26, 2020
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Latest Malaysian Bank BR + BLR Rates @ May 2020

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 23, 2020
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Latest Malaysian Bank BR + BLR Rates @ May 2020

Here are the latest Malaysian bank BR and BLR rates, as of May 2020, and estimates of how much you will s ...

Here are the latest Malaysian bank BR and BLR rates, as of May 2020, and estimates of how much you will save after the recent Bank Negara reduction in OPR! Third OPR Reduction In 2020 : -0.5% O ...

May 23, 2020
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Hire Purchase Loan Moratorium : Two U-Turns = No Charges!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 06, 2020
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Hire Purchase Loan Moratorium : Two U-Turns = No Charges!

The Finance Minister of Malaysia just announced another U-turn (sorry, clarification) of the hire-purchas ...

The Finance Minister of Malaysia just announced another U-turn (sorry, clarification) of the hire-purchase loan moratorium - no additional charges will be levied! Here are the details of what we hope ...

May 06, 2020
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Bank Negara Hire Purchase Loan Deferment : What Changed?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 03, 2020
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Bank Negara Hire Purchase Loan Deferment : What Changed?

Bank Negara "clarified" that they have always said that consumers would be charged interest during the hi ...

Bank Negara "clarified" that they have always said that consumers would be charged interest during the hire purchase loan deferment. Let's find out if that is true, and if not, what's changed... ...

May 03, 2020
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Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) : SMS Scam Alert

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 26, 2020
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Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) : SMS Scam Alert

Scammers are already targeting the recently-announced Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash assistance fro ...

Scammers are already targeting the recently-announced Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash assistance from the Malaysian government. Watch out for FAKE SMS messages that ask for your details to receiv ...

April 26, 2020
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6-Month Loan Moratorium : Why You Should TAKE It!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 26, 2020
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6-Month Loan Moratorium : Why You Should TAKE It!

Ever since BNM announced a 6-month loan moratorium, people are wondering about the financial impact. Is i ...

Ever since BNM announced a 6-month loan moratorium, people are wondering about the financial impact. Is it really good for them? Should they take it, or opt-out? We had earlier shared our views, but t ...

April 26, 2020
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BNM Credit Card Term Loan Conversion : Worth It?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 25, 2020
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BNM Credit Card Term Loan Conversion : Worth It?

To combat the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank Negera Malaysia just instructed banks to of ...

To combat the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank Negera Malaysia just instructed banks to offer the option to convert credit card balances into a term loan. Find out what are the terms of ...

March 25, 2020
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BNM Hire Purchase Loan Deferment : Nothing To Lose!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 25, 2020
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BNM Hire Purchase Loan Deferment : Nothing To Lose!

While Bank Negara Malaysia's property loan deferment is no free lunch, it's quite different for hire purc ...

While Bank Negara Malaysia's property loan deferment is no free lunch, it's quite different for hire purchase loans. You have absolutely NOTHING TO LOSE and EVERYTHING TO GAIN! BNM Loan Morator ...

March 25, 2020
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BNM Loan Moratorium / Deferment : Should You Accept It?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 25, 2020
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BNM Loan Moratorium / Deferment : Should You Accept It?

To combat the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank Negera Malaysia just announced a six-month ...

To combat the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank Negera Malaysia just announced a six-month loan moratorium or deferment that will kick off in April 2020. Should you accept the BNM loan m ...

March 25, 2020
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UOB Confirms COVID-19 Positive Case At Penang Branch!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 14, 2020
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UOB Confirms COVID-19 Positive Case At Penang Branch!

UOB just announced that one of their Penang staff members has tested positive for COVID-19, and has been ...

UOB just announced that one of their Penang staff members has tested positive for COVID-19, and has been admitted for treatment. They also confirmed that their employee attended the tabligh gathering ...

March 14, 2020
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Watch Out For This Maybank Personal Loan Scam!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 05, 2019
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Watch Out For This Maybank Personal Loan Scam!

Malaysians should be aware about the Maybank personal loan scam. Our friend, Sabrina Tan, personally expe ...

Malaysians should be aware about the Maybank personal loan scam. Our friend, Sabrina Tan, personally experienced it back in 2017, and it's still going on! She shared the experience with us to help war ...

October 05, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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The Public Bank SMS Scam Exposed! Read + SHARE!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 04, 2017
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The Public Bank SMS Scam Exposed! Read + SHARE!

After targeting Maybank, Alliance Bank and CIMB, scammers are now targeting Public Bank with a new SMS sc ...

After targeting Maybank, Alliance Bank and CIMB, scammers are now targeting Public Bank with a new SMS scam! Let us expose this new SMS scam, so you won't fall for it. Make sure you share this informa ...

December 04, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Watch Out For The Alliance Bank & CIMB Phone Scam!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 25, 2017
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Watch Out For The Alliance Bank & CIMB Phone Scam!

Scammers are now trying to cheat people with the Alliance Bank and CIMB phone scam, so please alert your ...

Scammers are now trying to cheat people with the Alliance Bank and CIMB phone scam, so please alert your family and friends! Our friend, Dashken Chan, personally experienced it. He shared his experien ...

August 25, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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The Hong Leong Bank Fake Notes Story Clarified

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 28, 2017
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The Hong Leong Bank Fake Notes Story Clarified

Hong Leong Bank is trending on social media, but for the wrong reasons. People are trying to find out whe ...

Hong Leong Bank is trending on social media, but for the wrong reasons. People are trying to find out whether it's true that they issued fake notes to their customers. This is our coverage of the Hong ...

April 28, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Empire City Damansara In Trouble? (4th Update)

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 20, 2016
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Empire City Damansara In Trouble? (4th Update)

Empire City Damansara's Troubled History Empire City Damansara is a large commercial development project ...

Empire City Damansara's Troubled History Empire City Damansara is a large commercial development project located along the LDP, near the Kepong toll. Occupying a land area of 23 acres, it would massiv ...

March 20, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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