KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 8 -- International Justice Mission (IJM) Malaysia clarified it is not linked to the entity referred to as "International Justice Malaysia" in recent reports of an alleged scam.

The organisation said it has lodged a police report yesterday over an impersonation case and will also file a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) following police advice.

"We are not connected in any way to the entity referred to as 'International Justice Malaysia' in recent news reports involving an alleged scam," IJM Malaysia said in a statement.

"We stand ready to cooperate with the authorities," it added.

IJM Malaysia explained that it is a non-profit organisation focused on protecting people from hum...