Police detain 361 individuals suspected of loan sharking
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Police have detained 361 individuals suspected of involvement in illegal money lending, or loan sharking, during a nationwide operation conducted...
Scammed bank employee forced into becoming phone syndicate’s accomplice
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Caught in a dire predicament, a 30-year-old bank employee found herself not only manipulated into becoming an accomplice for a...
TikTok becoming app of choice for criminals promoting investment scams — Police
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has revealed that TikTok is becoming the app of choice for criminal syndicates looking for...
Civil servant among 13 arrested for involvement in land title transfer syndicate
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The police arrested 13 individuals, including a civil servant, on suspicion of being involved in land title transfer fraud activities....
Police cripple online fraud syndicate using fake BTS devices, four arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The police have dismantled an online fraud syndicate that used fake Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) to send fraudulent SMS messages,...
Three foreigners detained for selling counterfeit US dollars
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — An attempt by three men from Sierra Leone to sell counterfeit United States (US) dollars, believed to have been obtained...
Five nabbed for stealing, selling Malaysians’ personal data
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Five people have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a syndicate that hacked and stole 400 million personal data...
Teachers loses RM1.7 mln to phone scam
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Educators continue to be targets of phone scam syndicates, with the latest incident involving a retired teacher who lost RM1.7...
Nearly 2,000 elderly victims fall prey to online scams, losing over RM250 mln this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — A total of 1,916 elderly individuals aged 61 and above fell victim to online scams during the first eight months...
Cops hunt syndicate members using renowned investment firm’s name to scam people
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The police are on the hunt for seven more members of a syndicate that misused the name of a world-renowned...
Cops refute celebrity’s allegation of failing to investigate reports
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The police have refuted an allegation by a celebrity that it failed to investigate 14 reports that the celebrity lodged...
Police expose Facebook scam offering electricity bill discount
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Police are tracking down a scam offering discounts on outstanding Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) bill payments, which has so far...