PETALING JAYA, Oct. 16 -- Scammers have been targeting the family of the 16-year-old student killed in a Bandar Utama school stabbing by replacing the donation QR code on her obituary with their own.

According to China Press, some social media users have shared the altered obituary, which directs funds to the scammers' bank accounts instead of the victim's family.

The scheme appears to be an attempt to exploit public grief for financial gain.

In many Chinese and other Asian communities in Malaysia and Singapore, it is customary to give "bak kum" - condolence money - to the family of the deceased to help with funeral and related expenses.

Traditionally, this is handed over in a white envelope, but in recent years, digital QR codes have...