The Immigration officer introduced himself and inform the residents of the purpose of his visit. The 60 year-old Malaysian homeowner who hosted the Immigration officer during his inspection also lodged a police report over the matter.įrom the picture, you can clearly see that the officer was wearing a t-shirt with the Immigration Department HQ logo, and carried an Immigration Malaysia badge as well.įact #4 : Fake Story Circulating Again With New Photo The Malaysia Immigration Department and the Royal Malaysia Police announced on 13 July 2021, that the man in the photo was a genuine Immigration officer.Īccording to Ampang District Police Chief, ACP Mohamad Farouk Ishak, the Immigration officer was conducting an official investigation into an individual staying at a house in Pandan Indah, Ampang. In July 2021, a Malaysian immigration officer bore the brunt of netizen outrage when he was falsely identified as a fake Home Affairs officer – his picture was shared on social media and WhatsApp together with the warning. Government agencies in many countries – United States, United Kingdom, India, Singapore, Malaysia – have labelled this warning as fake news.įact #3 : Malaysian Immigration Officer Was Victimised Neither do they have government officials going around verifying citizens’ identification cards ahead of any elections.Įven worse – some people took the initiative to modify the warning, and even added pictures of genuine government officials to make the warning look genuine. Many countries do not have a Department of Home Affairs. The genuine warning by the South African Department of Home Affairs spread globally, and became fake news in other countries. No government agency from other countries issued similar warnings.įact #2 : Warning Transformed Into Fake News
This warning was only issued in South Africa. Home affairs officials are clearly identifiable by name tags. We will announce household visits through official There is no such initiative from the Department. These individuals are criminals who rob households once they gain entry. They carry with them documents with letterheads purportedly from Home Affairs and claim to be confirming the validity of IDs for the upcoming elections.
Home Affairs wishes to warn members of the community of a group of individuals visiting homes and pretending to be officials from the Department.
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