Keratan
akhbar... Utusan Malaysia 7
December 2005 Jutawan nafi terlibat skim pyramid
SMS KUALA LUMPUR 6 Dis .- Jutawan internet , Irfan Khairi mengingatkan
orang ramai agar tidak mudah diperdayakan melalui skim pyramid menerusi Khidmat
pesanan ringkas [SMS] dan internet yang mengaitkan namanya . Irfan
, 28 , yang yang dikatakan salah seorang jutawan termuda di Malaysia menafikan
penglibatannya dalam sebarang skim pyramid SMS atau internet .
Beliau menyatakan rasa kecewa dan rasa kesal dengan tindakan pihak tidak bertanggung-jawab
yang menggunakan namanya untuk mengaut keuntungan dengan cara mudah dengan menipu
. 'Saya berharap orang ramai tidak akan terjerumus dalam skim-skim yang
dikaitkan dengan nama saya dan ini bukan cara untuk mencari kekayaan ,' Katanya
pada sidang akhbar di pejabatnya di sini hari ini . Kandungan SMS itu yang
disebarkan secara meluas menyebut ; 'Program sharing SMS oleh Irfan Khairi
, jutawan internet Malaysia . Modal RM6.20 sekali sahaja , dapat 50 sen seorang
. 'Daftar hingga tiga peringkat . Pengguna prepaid mesti mempunyaai kredit
RM7 untuk mendaftar . Lepas dapat ID , hantar SMS macam ini kepada kawan seberapa
ramai . Taip EBOOK REG 40483 dan hantar Ke 32300 .' Irfan memandang serius
perkara itu berkata , tindakan salah laku itu akan memudaratkan lagi industri
telekomunikasi di Malaysia yang masih berada di peringkat awal . 'Tindakan
itu hanya mencemarkan kewibawaan teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi [ICT] dan menimbulkan
kecurigaan di kalangan pihak-pihak yang benar-benar mahu menggunakannya untuk
tujuan baik . 'Orang ramai tidak menyedari bahawa penyebaran
fitnah melalui internet kini boleh dikesan dengan begitu mudah ,' katanya .
Menurut Irfan , beliau membuat lapuran polis di Balai Polis Seremban pada 23 November
lalu sejurus menyedari beliau dikaitkan dengan SMS terbabit .
Kosmo
7 December 2005 Usahawan
Internet Dieksploit PETALING JAYA, Dec 8- Usahawan internet ,
Irfan Khairi , 28 , menafikan penglibatannya dalam skim pyramid melalui khidmat
pesanan ringkas [SMS] yang kini semakin tersebar luas . Beliau mendakwa
, SMS yang menyalahgunakan namanya itu dilakukan oleh syarikat atau individu tertentu
untuk mengaut keuntungan melalui kredit pengguna telefon bimbit prabayar .
'Saya sudah melapurkan perkara ini kepada pihak berkuasa dan peguam asya akan
mendakwa mana-mana pihak yang terbabit . 'Mereka mungkin tidak tahu negara
kita telah mengubal undang-undang siber dan sesiapa yang didapati bersalah memburukkan
orang lain melalui internet atau SMS akan dihadapkan ke mahkamah ,' Katanya pada
sidang akhbar di sini semalam . Kandungan SMS itu menyebut , Program Perkongsian
oleh Irfan Khairi , jutawan internet Malaysia dengan modal RM6.20 sahaja mereka
akan dapat 50 sen dengan setiap pendaftaran penerima SMS lain . Mereka
boleh SMS kepada seberapa ramai yang mereka suka dengan hanya taip e-Book kepada
nombor 32300 . Irfan berkata , penyebaran SMS itu menjejaskan kredibilitinya
sebagai penceramah motivasi dan penulis buku . 'Saya terkejut apabila menerima
SMS tersebut yang dihantar oleh salah seorang pembaca buku saya , dia ingin meminta
kepastian sama ada SMSitu dihantar oleh pihak kami .
'Selepas itu saya
membuat lapuran polis . Diharap mereka yang bertanggungjawab akan dibawa ke muka
pengadilan ,' tegasnya
Malay Mail 8
December 2005 It’s a con, says netpreneur
SUSHMA VEERA
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8
The public are advised not to fall for any pyramid scheme involving Internet
entrepreneur Noor Irfan Khairi Noor Azmi. Noor Irfan, who is better known
as Irfan Khairi, said certain parties are circulating an SMS, urging people to
join the scheme, which they claim was initiated by him. "I am shocked,"
he said. Noor Irfan, 29, said he got to know about the scheme last week
when friends and relatives started calling him to find out if it’s true. "One
of the readers of my book had also called to confirm if I had initiated the scheme.
This is a serious issue and it can affect my credibility," he said. The
SMS, which is in Bahasa Melayu, states: "Program sharing SMS oleh Irfan
Khairi, jutawan Internet Malaysia. Modal RM6.20 sekali sahaja, dapat 50 sen setiap
x orang register hingga 3 level. Pegguna prepaid mesti ada kredit RM7 untuk register.
Lepas dapat ID hantar kepada kawan seberapa ramai. Taip EBOOK REG XXXXX dan hantar
kepada XXXXX. Ikut arahan seterusnya." Translated, it goes something
like this: Sharing programme by Irfan Khairi, Malaysian Internet millionaire.
Invest RM6.20, once only and get 50 sen for each person who registers, up to three
levels. Prepaid users must have a credit of RM7 to register. Upon getting the
ID, forward to as many friends. Type EBOOK REG XXXXX and sent it to XXXXX. Follow
the next instruction. Irfan lodged a police report on Nov 23. "I
recently announced plans to motivate youngsters and run self-development programmes
for them. Such SMS will jeopardise my credibility," said Irfan, a multimedia
system developer and consultant. "I would like to inform the public
that I am not involved with any Internet pyramid scheme. "As a professional
in the Internet industry, I treat this as a serious matter. Any wrongdoing on
the Internet will jeopardise the ICT industry of Malaysia. If no action is taken
against such a nuisance, there will be more irresponsible parties misusing ICT. "An
investigation is underway and I have been liaising with my lawyers on legal action,"
he said. Irfan, a graduate in multimedia design from United Kingdom, has
created an Internet learning system for schools in the United Kingdom, called
the Learning Grid. He started his Internet business, working from home using
his laptop. His Internet business, which is under the name of Idea Bubble, has
served more than 3,000 customers around the globe.
New
Act to combat Internet-based scamsThe
Government is in the process of completing the draft for the Anti-Pyramid Act,
which comprises more effective procedures to deal with get-rich-quick and pyramid
schemes, including those operating through the internet. Targeted
for enforcement early next year, the draft proposes that action be taken against
the participants of such scams, which have been found to be illegal by Malaysia
and many other countries. Participants in this context would mean locally
based promoters or agents of companies which generally operate the schemes from
overseas, said Mohd Azni Mohd Ali, principal assistant director of the Domestic
Trade Division Direct Selling Unit at the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Ministry. He added that these are the people who conduct recruitment drives
to create downlines and gain most from the advertising bonuses generated by the
downlines. Bases on the 17 cases of Internet-based scams reported since
June this years, 11 are actually being operated by companies incorporated outside
the country and therefore are not within the Malaysian jurisdiction, according
to Mohd Azni. We are currently working out the final details of the proposed Act
very carefully because such schemes are susceptible to change as they are based
on current concepts and ideas. The processes and procedures of prosecutions
are yet to be finalised and the the final say would come from the Attorney-General's
office, he told Computimes in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. He
added that the proposed penalty for offenders in the pyramid scheme include three
years imprisonment and not less than RM10 million in fines. Elaborating
on the get-rich-quick scheme, Mohd Azni said some of the originating countries
include the United States, Canada, Australia, Bahamas, Hong Kong and the Asean
countries. These scheme work on the principle of volume. The more people who get
on a scheme, the more successful the scheme will become. That's why it is becoming
a global issue, he said. Although the general
public are aware of the dangers of such scheme, I foresee the number will still
escalate due to the economic uncertainly and the eagerness to reap benefit on
short term investments which is glaringly apparent in developing countries like
Malaysia. Participants in local Net-based pyramid schemes have
been found to be from the computer literate community with the majority being
professionals. we are also watching very closely business which combine electronic
commerce (e-commerce) with multi-level marketing strategy. This type of organizations
recruit members who subsequently introduce new members to the Net-based business,
Mohd Azni said. the introducer will then get some sort of payment for each purchase
made on the new person introduced. Although this is not direct selling, it could
become such a scheme if not monitored. On further efforts to curb Internet-based
get- rich-quick scheme, Mohd Azni said ideally Malaysia needs to put forward the
issue on the international level, perhaps through the United Nations platform.
Malaysia has also earlier called for a concerted effort among Asean countries
to check such scams. On a related matter, Mohd Azni said the Ministry is
working with the Energy, Communications and Multimedia Ministry to revise the
Consumer Protection Act which currently does not have provisions involving e-commerce
and internet-based transactions. We are trying to include them for consumers'
interest. For example, if you order through the Net and the product does not reach
you, what happens then. These are issues being discussed and being studied as
regulations concerning the Net as a whole have yet to be established, he said.
However, we will try to ensure the laws tabled do not stunt e-commerce growth
in Malaysia.
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