KUALA LUMPUR: The man who claimed to be a pathologist who was involved in the post-mortem examination of Zara Qairina Mahathir has a history of conducting scams, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications Minister said there some people blindly believe whatever they see on social media. "Some fall victim to deepfake scams, some believe there is...
KUALA LUMPUR: Scammers are now targeting debtors by posing as fake loan sharks and convincing them to settle a fake debt, says Datuk Seri Michael Chong. The MCA Public Services and Complaints Bureau chief said he received 11 complaints of such cases, and two individuals have already deposited five-figure amounts to scammers posing as loan sharks. According...
SEREMBAN: The number of scams reported in Negri Sembilan in the first two months of this year has seen a marked increase, with 526 cases reported involving losses totaling some RM21.2mil. State police chief Dep Comm Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof noted that 331 cases involving losses amounting to RM15.5mil were reported in the same period...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is taking proactive steps to curb the escalating trend of violent crimes, scams and other social issues that are plaguing communities across the nation, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said with the rapid rise of digital and communication technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Fraud Portal (NFP), a technology-based platform to detect, verify and track fraudulent activities reported to the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) has been launched. Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said the NFP will be able to boost the country's strategy to combat online fraud by changing the NSRC process which was...
Celebrities can easily fall prey to scams as well, as revealed in an episode of South Korean reality series My Little Old Boy. Kim Jong-kook, best known for being a member of the popular South Korean entertainment series Running Man (2010 to present), admitted that he has lost “billions of won” to investment scams. One billion won is about...
KUALA LUMPUR: RM552.5mil of the RM2.7bil total lost to online scammers from 2021 to 2023 came from senior citizens, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said that although senior citizens made up 6.4% of the 86,266 victims duped by online scams over the 2021-2023 period, the...
JOHOR BARU: Teachers are among the top victims who fall for scammers, says Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (pic). The Johor police chief said that in Johor, 117 cases of teachers getting scammed have been reported as of September this year. "This involves losses of more than RM4.24mil. In terms of value, it is higher compared to...
JOHOR BARU: Johor police have received over 2,000 reports online scam cases involving some RM71mil in losses since early 2023, says Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (pic). Comm Kamarul Zaman said this was an increase of about 15.5% compared to 2022. "Between Jan 1 and Sept 16, we received a total of 2,079 reports...
BATU PAHAT: Two women in their 60s were duped of more than RM200,000 of their savings in separate scams which promised high returns. In the first case, a retired teacher was cheated of RM150,000 in a fake share investment scheme purportedly offered by a major commercial bank. It is learnt the woman received a message several weeks...
