KUALA LUMPUR: All investment schemes offered on social media platforms are scams, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said he is disheartened that there are still victims being duped by scam syndicates despite repeated warnings given. "It is even more unfortunate that the majority of investment scam...
KUALA LUMPUR: This year, the majority of the 4,355 investment scam cases in Malaysia have been linked to schemes advertised on social media sites and chat applications, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) reported that 82%, or 3,574 cases, began with advertisements on social...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 60 Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT) cases involving lawyers have been recorded since 2022, resulting in some RM66mil losses, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said 29 cases were recorded in 2022, resulting in losses of RM13mil. "Last year, the number spiked to...
KUALA LUMPUR: A cryptocurrency scam has left a 53-year-old man about RM3mil poorer after he was duped by a so-called trading "guru". According to Bukit Aman's Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID), the 53-year-old victim, who works in an oil and gas company, responded to an advertisement on social media in December. He was then introduced to a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Most investment schemes advertised on social media are scams and should not be believed, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said regardless of the platform, the schemes advertised are typically scams designed to dupe people. "Don't believe the investment schemes being advertised on social media. ALSO...
KUALA LUMPUR: A new phishing technique has been detected by Bukit Aman involving zones created by a planted base transceiver station (BTS). Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that a telco company had informed Bukit Aman of the new technique, saying that scammers are able to send fake...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is leaving it to the Securities Commission (SC) to investigate the company belonging to the husband of celebrity Heliza Helmi. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the police are aware of the SC's action in listing the company under the investor alert list. "We...
KUALA LUMPUR: A former banker lost nearly RM4mil to scammers who claimed she had unauthorised insurance claims made under her name – but the good news is that her case led to a breakthrough in investigations and nine people were arrested. The suspects have been linked to 61 cases involving RM28.92mil in losses. According to Bukit Aman...
KUALA LUMPUR: A company director lost RM11,130,123 in a cryptocurrency investment scheme called 'CCERX' advertised on Facebook last September. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) deputy director (Investigation) Deputy Comm Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said the loss was the single largest case of crypto-investment fraud. "The 60-year-old man lodged a police report on Jan 30 at...
KUALA LUMPUR: An insurance agent has lodged a police report claiming that he and some friends lost RM550,000 to an investment scam after investing in a recycling company in Selangor. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf (pic) said the complainant, aged 49, claimed that he and his friends invested because of...
