KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Commissioner of Oath who allegedly authorised a statutory declaration (SD) on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s AmBank account said she is considering legal action against those who had purportedly forged her signature in the document.

Now-retired Faridah Abdul Hamid said she has never signed the purported SD dated May 8, 2013, by an AmBank staff claiming he was sacked for questioning the transfer of millions into Najib’s bank account, which was published on the Citizens for Accountable Governance Malaysia’s (CAGM) blog.

“I have never signed such documents. There has never been such a declaration; if there was, I would definitely remember it as it involves Najib’s account,” Faridah told Malay Mail Online when contacted today.

“I have to check my books if in case I have such a record. If there is no such thing, I feel very scared now that my signature has been forged in such documents. If it’s true, I would not hesitate to pursue necessary actions,” the retiree added.

Faridah, who is over 50, also said she has closed her office in Brickfields here.

The administrator of the CAGM blog posted yesterday that the SD it had released was fake and part of a social media experiment.

The person, or persons, behind CAGM have issued a number of press statements that were picked up and published by the media, including one that offered a RM1 million reward to anyone who could provide information leading to former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s alleged “hidden wealth and assets”.

Malay Mail Online had previously spoken to Md Zainal Abidin, the man claiming to be the chairman of the group and whose contact details are provided in each media statement, and was told that CAGM counts 2,000 professionals as its members.

The CAGM blog, however, said yesterday that Md Zainal Abidin does not exist and is not a lawyer as claimed.

Several news portals reported yesterday the purported SD on CAGM’s blog.

The blog post follows US business paper the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) July 2 expose claiming that documents from investigators show that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) ended up in Najib’s bank accounts.