KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24 -- Criminal syndicates are exploiting the government's Rumah Mesra Rakyat 2025 affordable housing programme by creating fake promotional campaigns on social media to steal personal data, police have warned.

The government initiative, designed to help low-income families achieve homeownership, has become a target for digital fraudsters using platforms like TikTok to lure in victims.

Bukit Aman's Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) has identified unauthorised promotions that redirect users to suspicious, foreign-hosted websites.

These fraudulent sites impersonate official government channels and manipulate hopeful applicants into providing sensitive personal information, including contact details and a...