Woman loses RM2.2mil in seven-year-long love scam without ever meeting ‘beau’

KUALA LUMPUR: A love scam victim lost millions over nearly a decade without a single face-to-face interaction. At a press conference on Tuesday (Dec 17), Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf stated that this might be the longest single case of a victim being duped in a love...

Slight dip in commercial crime cases for first five months of 2024, says Bukit Aman

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of commercial crime cases decreased slightly during the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf (pic). The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said a total of 11,696 cases were recorded from Jan 1 to May 12. "It...

Over 60% spike in commercial crime losses so far this year, says CCID director

KUALA LUMPUR: The amount of losses from commercial crimes rose some 62.1% to RM866.2mil between Jan 1 and April 28 over the year before. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said total losses came to RM534.3mil for the same period last year. "However, a total of 10,106 cases were...

Commercial crime cases in Johor amount to RM287mil in 2023, says cop

JOHOR BARU: Over 4,000 commercial crime cases with losses amounting to RM267mil were recorded last year, says Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat. The state police chief said the number of commercial crime cases Johor cops received last year was about twice that of the previous year. "In 2023, we opened up 4,383 investigation papers related to commercial...