"The following are the qualifying conditions for RM300 e-wallet subsidy for all groups that will be provided every month of 2025. Check now!" reads a Malay-language Facebook post on May 10.
It includes a graphic with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's "Malaysia Madani" policy framework logo and text that repeats the false claim.
The post includes a link to an external website masquerading as the website for Touch 'n Go, a Malaysian digital payment and e-wallet service, where users are asked to input their national identity card and phone numbers to "check eligibility" for the purported subsidy.
Similar posts surfaced elsewhere on Facebook, but the Malaysian government is not disbursing aid through e-wallets in 2025.
The Ministry of Finance rejected the claims in a statement on its official Facebook page on May 4, calling the posts "false" (archived link).
"If you're not sure, don't click and avoid being a victim of fraud!" it said.
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