A Malaysian was left stunned after claiming that her friend’s university offer was rejected online without his knowledge allegedly by his ex-girlfriend.
The incident went viral on Threads after a user shared that her friend had received an offer to study at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Puncak Alam through UPU.
However, before he could accept it himself, he discovered that the offer had somehow already been rejected.
‘He didn’t even know she knew his IC number’
According to the Threads user, her friend had been busy with work and had yet to respond to the offer.
When he finally went online to complete the process, he was shocked to see a message stating that he had already rejected it.
The user claimed that her friend’s ex-girlfriend was behind the rejection and that he did not even know she had access to his identification card number.
She added that rejecting the offer was apparently not as simple as accidentally clicking the wrong button, as a reason had to be selected during the process.
According to her, “financial problems” had allegedly been chosen as the reason for rejecting the offer.
The allegation quickly sparked concern online, with many questioning how someone else could allegedly access the system and make such an important decision using another person’s personal information.
Some also pointed out that the identity of the person who allegedly rejected the offer had not been independently established in the viral post, while others questioned whether there was any admission or system record linking the action to the ex-girlfriend.
Netizens urged him to contact authorities
Several commenters advised the student to lodge reports with the relevant authorities, including the police, UPU, UiTM’s student admission division and CyberSecurity Malaysia.
Others called for stronger security measures for university offer systems, with one commenter suggesting that additional password or identity verification should be required before applicants can accept or reject an offer.
The incident also prompted reminders from netizens about protecting personal information such as IC numbers and passwords, especially when dealing with important applications.
Offer successfully restored
Fortunately, the story had a positive ending.
In an update, the Threads user announced that the issue had been resolved and thanked everyone who had offered advice.
A screenshot shared alongside the update showed that her friend had successfully accepted the university offer at 5.05pm on Aug 21, 2026.
The user said the incident served as a reminder not to take personal information lightly, adding that they hoped others could learn from what happened.
At the time of the screenshots, the original thread had garnered more than 435,000 views and thousands of interactions.
The claims surrounding who allegedly rejected the offer have not been independently verified.
