Public warned after QR code on Bandar Utama stabbing victim’s obituary replaced with scammers’ accounts

Public warned after QR code on Bandar Utama stabbing victim’s obituary replaced with scammers’ accounts

PETALING JAYA, Oct 16 — Scammers have been targeting the family of the 16-year-old student killed in a Bandar Utama school stabbing by replacing the donation QR code on her obituary with their own.

According to China Press, some social media users have shared the altered obituary, which directs funds to the scammers’ bank accounts instead of the victim’s family.

The scheme appears to be an attempt to exploit public grief for financial gain.

The victim’s mother, whose Touch ‘n Go eWallet account was initially set up to receive donations, has reached the platform’s transaction limit, meaning no further transfers can be processed via the original QR code, the report said.

The teenager died on October 14 after suffering multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck in an attack by a 14-year-old student in the girls’ toilet at her school in Bandar Utama.

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Yesterday, the suspect was remanded for seven days by the Petaling Jaya Magistrates’ Court to assist in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

Authorities have urged the public to verify donation channels before contributing and to report any suspicious activity online.