{"id":61638,"date":"2025-08-05T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/fake_tiktok_accounts_impersonating_unhcr_malaysia\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:38:09","slug":"fake_tiktok_accounts_impersonating_unhcr_malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/fake_tiktok_accounts_impersonating_unhcr_malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of Fake TikTok Accounts Impersonating UNHCR Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNHCR Malaysia does not have a TikTok account. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have been made aware of a <strong>fraudulent TikTok account<\/strong> <strong>@<\/strong><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@unhcr.refugeemalaysia?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\"><strong>unhcr.refugeemalaysia<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, which is falsely claiming to represent UNHCR Malaysia. This account is <strong>not affiliated with UNHCR<\/strong> in any way and has been misleading the public by sharing photos from refugee communities, UNHCR staff, and NGO partners to create a false representation of UNHCR.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Scam.jpg\" width=\"740\" height=\"497\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60595 alignnone size-full\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fake-acct2.jpg\" width=\"532\" height=\"429\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60425 alignnone size-full\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fake-accts-3.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"69\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60426 alignnone size-full\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fake-accts-3.jpg 491w, https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fake-accts-3-480x67.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 491px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These accounts are all fake. The individual(s) behind these accounts have <strong>no connection to UNHCR<\/strong> and are <strong>not authorized<\/strong> to assist with registration, Refugee Status Determination (RSD), or resettlement processes. Please <strong>do not share your personal information<\/strong> or make any payments to them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>How to Report the Fake Account<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We urge you to report this account directly to TikTok using the following resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TikTok: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.tiktok.com\/en\/safety-hc\/report-a-problem\/report-a-user\">Report a User<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>YouTube Guide: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XetAcavY2TY\">How to Report on TikTok<\/a><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Important Reminders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All UNHCR services are FREE, <\/strong>including UNHCR documents, registration, refugee status determination (RSD) and resettlement.<\/li>\n<li>Be cautious of anyone claiming they can help you with resettlement or other UNHCR processes in exchange for money or services.<\/li>\n<li>If you encounter individuals making such claims, please report them to:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Police CCID Scam Response Centre<\/strong>: 03-26101559 \/ 03-26101599<\/li>\n<li><strong>UNHCR<\/strong>: Submit a report using <span><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/kizopna\/\">this form<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reporting suspicious activity will not affect your case. Your UNHCR document will <strong>not be cancelled<\/strong>, and your case will <strong>not be delayed or closed<\/strong> for reporting fraud.<\/p>\n<p>For accurate information on UNHCR services and processes, please visit the <span><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/\">Refugee Malaysia website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNHCR Malaysia does not have a TikTok account. We have been made aware of a fraudulent TikTok account @unhcr.refugeemalaysia, which is falsely claiming to represent UNHCR Malaysia. This account is not affiliated with UNHCR in any way and has been misleading the public by sharing photos from refugee communities, UNHCR staff, and NGO partners to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,124],"tags":[326],"class_list":["post-61638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notices-td","category-zuaukheemnate-kidawm-in","tag-tiktok-socialmedia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61638"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61641,"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61638\/revisions\/61641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refugeemalaysia.org\/td\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}