744 online scam reports involving Facebook lodged since January — MCMC
KULAI, June 4 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) received a total of 744 reports on online scams involving Facebook sites from January...
CPC to be amended to allow refunds for online scam victims, says PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 – The government has agreed to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to allow refunds to victims of online scams, Prime...
BNM: Low awareness, limited digital financial literacy remain barriers to adopting DFS
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Low awareness and trust, confidence, and still-limited digital financial literacy remain as barriers to some segments of society to adopt...
Teacher loses over RM100,000 in online SmartTAG scam
KUANTAN, March 17 — A teacher has become poorer by RM123,350.19 after being duped into buying a unit of the toll network automatic payment system...
Investment scam syndicate crippled with arrest of 29 people — Bukit Aman
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Police have arrested 29 individuals behind an investment scam syndicate in raids in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak and Johor. Bukit...
Individuals from two employment agencies held, suspected of involvement in job scam
SEPANG, Feb 19 — Several individuals from two employment agencies in the country believed to be involved in recruiting Malaysians to work abroad have been...
Asean must cooperate in war against scams — Fahmi
PETALING JAYA, Feb 18 — Asean countries need to make a concerted effort at the regional level to combat online fraud, says Communications and Digital...
Police open five investigation papers on e-voucher scam involving over RM500,000 in losses
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) opened five investigation papers in connection with fraudulent e-voucher offers involving nationwide losses of RM508,261....
People must cross-check, recognise scams and fake news — Teo
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — People need to be more careful and verify any information received to avoid falling victim to fake news and scams,...
Student loses RM22,300 to non-existent investment scheme
KUANTAN, Jan 2 — A Form Six student lost RM22,300, including inheritance money from her late mother, after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme...
Smartphone: One wrong click could wipe out your savings
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Thanks to smartphones, we have the entire world at our feet, but one wrong click could be enough to put...
Banking industry launches National Scam Awareness campaign
PETALING JAYA, Oct 30 — The banking industry has launched the National Scam Awareness Campaign (NSAC) in conjunction with the Financial Literacy Month 2022 (FLM2022)...