Yearly Archives: 2013

Public Mutual Fund


Update 140312: Want free RM 500?

I opened a Public Mutual fund account last month through a part-time agent who works in the same company as me. The account was approved recently.

The main reason I was attracted by the fund initially was that I could invest using my EPF (Employee Provident Fund) saving (from account 1, if you are wondering). I thought to myself since I cannot touch the money in account 1 until I reach my retirement age, why not use the money to invest in something the might generate higher return?

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Good Morning to Credit Card Fraud

This morning when I was about to go to work at around 7 a.m., I saw there were 2 SMS sent by 66628 to my phone. The messages looked something like the following:

RM0.00 MBB:TQ for using your Maybankard ending 2561 for USD23.70 AT KARMALOOP INC\\;30/10/13;00:35. For enq call num at back of your card

RM0.00 MBB:TQ for using your Maybankard ending 2561 for GBP220.00 AT SIZE? INTERNET\\;30/10/13;00:36. For enq call num at back of your card

At first, I thought that was due to mistakes. But after checking my credit cards, I’ve actually got an American Express card ending with exactly with 2561! I just became a victim of credit card fraud.

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