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Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), the largest national carmaker in Malaysia, has detected at least two bogus sales advisors and warns its customers to be extra careful.
“We have recently discovered at least two scammers, posing as Perodua sales advisors, asking customers to make booking fees or deposit payments to personal bank accounts,” said its president and chief executive officer Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad in a statement.
Zainal added that the company is working with the police on this matter.
“We would like to remind all our valued customers only to make payments to official company accounts or over the counters at our outlets,” Zainal said.
Perodua has created a quick ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ guide below to safeguard its customers when purchasing a new Perodua vehicle:-
| Do's | Don'ts |
| Contact or Visit Perodua’s authorised sales or service centres to learn more about its products and services, or visit www.perodua.com.my or any of our official social media pages on Facebook or Instagram. | Don’t react immediately to offers, whether online or in print, without confirming its details with Perodua’s authorised sales and service advisors or our official online platforms – www.perodua.com.my, official Facebook and Instagram pages. |
| Visit www.perodua.com.my for a more accurate and up-to-date list of its nationwide sales and service outlets and contact details. | Don’t give away your personal details such as bank account numbers, home address, IC number without making sure that the person you are speaking with is an authorised Perodua personnel. |
| Contact its customer experience centre at 1800-88-6600 during office hours, or send an enquiry at https://www.perodua.com.my/contact-us.html, if anyone claiming to be a Perodua sales or service representative is asking you to make payments into a personal bank account. | Don’t make any payments, including deposits and booking fees, into personal bank accounts. All payments must be made to company accounts only. |
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