The Malaysian Bar said it has received complaints that some social media influencers are posing as lawyers. PETALING JAYA : The Malaysian Bar has advised the public to use its legal directory to verify whether an individual is a practising lawyer, warning that social media has made people more vulnerable to impostors falsely claiming to be lawyers. Bar president Ezri Abdul Wahab said such individuals often misled people into believing they were qualified to offer legal advice. Ezri said the directory was a safeguard against fraudulent individuals, and urged the public to report them to the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board. While he did not cite specific cases, he said the Bar regularly received complaints that some social media influencers were posing as lawyers, prompting the body to step up efforts to educate the public on the qualifications and role of legal practitioners.