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Is Books Kinokuniya giving away free books on stock investing, to celebrate gaining 3 million fans?!

Find out what’s going on, and warn your family and friends!

Watch Out For The Kinokuniya Free Books Scam!

Scammers are running Facebook advertisements that claim Books Kinokuniya is giving away free books on stock investing, to celebrate its 50th anniversary!

Hello everyone, this is Books Kinokuniya, the largest bookstore in Malaysia.
🎉🎉🎉 Signups will soon exceed 3 million. In order to thank our fans for their continuous support, we will send a gift to our fans.
👋Books Kinokuniya store has prepared 1,000 sets of stock books. Free gift to all friends who support Books Kinokuniya.
Please add administrator WhatAPP. And send the mailing address, we will mail the book to you for free.

Hello everyone, this is Books Kinokuniya, the largest bookstore in Malaysia.
🎉🎉🎉 Signups will soon exceed 3 million. In order to thank our fans for their continuous support, we will send a gift to our fans.
Books Kinokuniya has prepared 1,000 sets of books in stock. Free gift for all friends who support Books Kinokuniya.
Please click on the conversation to add assistant Whats and register the mailing address, we will mail the book to the registered address for you free of charge.

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Kinokuniya Free Books Scam : What You Need To Know!

This Kinokuniya free book scam is being promoted heavily on Facebook in May 2023, so please alert your family and friends!

Fact #1 : Kenanga Reported These Pages / Ads As Fake

Books Kinokuniya is aware of these fake advertisements being run by scam Facebook pages, posting this scam alert on May 17, 2023:

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Dear customers,
We have been made aware of several Facebook accounts that are impersonating us about giving out free books. These accounts go by the name Books Kinokuniya Malaysia, but are NOT operated by us and we are not related to these accounts in any way. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY OF THESE, Books Kinokuniya Malaysia DOES NOT communicate with customers directly via Whatsapp or add our customers into Whatsapp group chat.
Follow our official social media accounts and website as follows :
Facebook : Books Kinokuniya Malaysia (https://www.facebook.com/KinokuniyaMalaysia/)
Instagram : Kinokuniyamalaysia (https://www.instagram.com/kinokuniyamalaysia/)
Corporate Site : www.kinokuniya.com.my
Webstore : https://malaysia.kinokuniya.com/
Kinokuniya Malaysia takes this matter seriously and has reported to the relevant authorities on this matter.
If you have any queries, you may email to our Customer Service at mys@kinokuniya.com or call us at 03-21648133

Fact #2 : Books Kinokuniya Is A Business, Not A Charity

Please do NOT be naive. Books Kinokuniya is an investment bank – a business, not a charity. It is not going to give away books just because it has many fans!

Even if it achieved some kind of milestone, it would make sense for Kinokuniya to offer discounts. After all, it’s a corporation whose purpose is to make money, not a charity to give you free books!

Fact #3 : Kinokuniya Does Not Use WhatsApp To Communicate

As mentioned in their warning above, Kinokuniya has a Facebook page, an Instagram page, a corporate website as well as a website. What it does not have is a WhatsApp account!

So when scammers message you to collect your “free books” by messaging a WhatsApp number, be warned!

Please add my WhatsApp message, send me your mailing information, and I will mail you stock books for you for free! My WhatsApp: https://xxxx.xx/60113906928

Fact #4 : Kinokuniya Will Not Ask You To Join WhatsApp Groups

Kinokuniya has stated that it will never ask anyone to join a WhatsApp group for any reason, whether it’s for free books.

Kinokuniya is also a bookstore, not a stock broker or an investment firm. It will never offer you free investment advice, stock tips, or help you buy and sell stocks, etc.

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Fact #5 : One Victim Lost RM480K To A Free Book Scam!

In November 2022, a 60 year-old housewife from Port Dickson fell for a similar “free book” scam, and lost almost RM480,000.

After being offered the free book on Facebook, she was asked to join a WhatsApp group called Family Discussion, where she was asked to convinced to “invest”.

The WhatsApp group administrator instructed her to download an application called Forza, and open a savings account. She was then asked to deposit money into certain bank accounts, and upload the slips using that Forza app as proof.

The lady withdrew her savings and borrowed from her children and friends to invest RM476,100. However, when she wanted to withdraw the interest paid by the company, her account was blocked. The group administrator told her that she would need to deposit an additional RM427,200 to withdraw the interest.

That was when the lady realised she had been scammed, and lodged a police report.

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Did Meghan Markle demand to be paid a salary for marrying Prince Harry?!

Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Meghan Markle Demanded Salary For Marrying Prince Harry!

People are sharing a Music Mundial article which claims that Meghan Markle demanded to be paid a salary for marrying Prince Harry!

Here is the viral Music Mundial article. Please feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Meghan Markle demanded to be paid a salary for being married to Prince Harry

Meghan Markle would have demanded that they cancel a large salary for being the official wife of Prince Harry, and belong to the royals, a fact that Prince Harry also supported, since so were the conditions of his brother, Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton.

Soon, the coronation of King Charles III and Queen consort Camilla Parker will take place, where more than 2,000 guests from different positions will be present. However, there have been many controversies that have crossed out the great event, even before it is a complete reality.

New details about the life lived within the royal family have been revealed in the book “Our King: Charles III, the man and the monarch revealed“ (UK | US | AU), where more details of the fractured relationship between King Charles and Prince Harry were clarified.

It seems that the refusal of King Charles III to cancel the personal expenses of the Duchess of Sussex was the main reason for the prince to decide to move away from his father, as the king said he did not have much money to meet one more expense.

The next monarch expressed that he could not cancel Meghan, because it was already enough to finance the growing family of Prince William, Kate Middleton and Queen consort Camilla Parker.

So the Duke and Duchess had no choice but to continue their lives supported by the money they received from the inheritance of Princess Diana, and their contracts on Netflix, for the series they launched in December last year, and Spotify, where the actress has her podcast project “Archetypes“.

After this, when the dukes decided to resign from their positions as royal members, King Charles III opted to evict them from their belongings in the castles, as was the cottage that had been a gift from Queen Elizabeth II. Hence the Duke of Sussex is now launching controversies against his father, as he has preferred to support his own wife and sister-in-law, leaving out of any benefit to his son, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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Truth : Meghan Markle Did Not Demand Salary For Marrying Prince Harry!

This is yet another example of celebrity FAKE NEWS created to generate page views, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : Our King: Charles III Has Not Been Released

First, I think it is important to note that Our King: Charles III – The Man And The Monarch Revealed (UK | US | AU) by Robert Jobson, has not been officially released.

It’s schedule to be released only on Thursday, 13 April 2023, but British tabloids were given early access for publicity purposes.

Hence, it is important to note that Music Mundial would not have access to the book, and would have to rely on what was published by British tabloids so far.

Fact #2 : Meghan Markle Did Not Demand Salary For Marrying Prince Harry

The upcoming book (UK | US | AU) is being serialised by the Daily Mail, and covered by other British media that received an early pre-release copy.

None of them claimed that Meghan Markle demanded a salary for marrying Prince Harry.

Fact #3 : It Was King Charles Who Refused To Put Meghan On Royal Payroll

What the Daily Mail and other British media have pointed out, is that the book (UK | US | AU) claimed that King Charles refused to put Meghan on the royal payroll if Prince Harry marries her.

At that time, Prince Harry just told them that he planned to marry Meghan Markle, and they were expected to be working royals.

Harry was hurt when he told his father he was planning to marry the actress and did not receive the response he may have hoped for.

First, William, who was present at this meeting, asked: ‘Are you sure, Harold?’

He said he was. Then Charles dropped a bombshell, saying he couldn’t afford to pay for Meghan in the future as well as for Camilla, and for William and Catherine and their young family. This infuriated Harry.

Fact #4 : Prince Harry + Meghan Exited Royal Life In January 2020

After being informed that Meghan would not be on the royal payroll, Prince Harry married Meghan Markle on May 19, 2018.

By 2019, the couple were planning to establish a second base in the US, Canada or Africa. As Christmas 2019 approached, Prince Harry told his father that he and Meghan no longer wished to serve as full-time working royals, but wanted to split their time between the UK and North America.

Prince Charles at that time listened, but eventually told his son that the idea was unworkable. Nevertheless, the couple unilaterally announced on Instagram on 8 January 2020 that they would “step back as senior members of the British royal family” and become financially independent.

Regardless of what one may think of the couple, there is no evidence that Meghan ever demanded a salary for marrying Prince Harry, before or after their marriage.

Fact #5 : This Is Just Music Mundial Fake News

As usual, Music Mundial offered ZERO evidence to back up its claims that Meghan Markle demanded a salary for marrying Prince Harry.

This appears to be nothing more than yet another example of celebrity fake news posted by Music Mundial. Here are examples of Music Mundial fake news that I looked into:

Everything Music Mundial posts should be considered as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.

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