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 million after receiving a call from someone claiming to be an officer from the Malaysian Multimedia Communications Commission in August.

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 of this year, resulting in losses amounting to RM255,367,680.39.

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 investment company to deceive victims, resulting in nearly RM33 million in losses.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The police have refuted an allegation by a celebrity that it failed to investigate 14 reports that the celebrity lodged over the past two years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Police are tracking down a scam offering discounts on outstanding Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) bill payments, which has so far seen seven cases reporting RM280,000 in losses.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — The Telegram app is one of the 16 primary communication mediums commonly exploited in investment scams, said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The police have uncovered an investment scam known as "Pantheon Ventures" being actively promoted on Facebook and Instagram.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Commercial crime cases including online scams and fraud recorded losses of over RM1.5 billion between Jan 1 and Aug 11 this year, an increase of 31 per cent from the same period last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — Police arrested nine individuals, including four minors, believed to be acting as call operators and data managers at a call centre making fraudulent online job offers.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — A bank clerk in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, allegedly transferred over RM2 million in fixed deposit funds into 11 different accounts before being found dead on July 5.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) has recommended stricter business registration procedures with enhanced Know Your Customer (KYC) verification for companies, especially concerning their board of directors, administrators, and company secretaries.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The investigation into the over RM2 million theft from two fixed deposit accounts at a local bank in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, will proceed despite the death of the main suspect.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The police have successfully dismantled a non-existent investment syndicate that actively lured victims through Facebook advertisements earlier this year, following the arrest of six individuals during several raids on July 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Ten individuals, including a bank manager, believed to be involved in fraudulent withdrawals of RM24.7 million from fixed deposit accounts of bank account holders, will be charged in Kota Kinabalu on Thursday (July 25).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The police have toppled a kampung (free range) chicken investment scam syndicate which caused over RM3.2 million in losses via raids across several states on June 26.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The police have busted a pornographic website syndicate with the arrest of four Chinese nationals, including a woman, along Jalan Tun Razak on Wednesday (June 5).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The police have arrested seven individuals, including two foreigners, in raids conducted in Selangor last week for alleged involvement in a syndicate marketing healthcare products.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The police denied claims by the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) that no investigations were carried out on a report related to the sales and transfer of company shares that resulted in a RM3.5 million loss.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia's senior citizens lost RM552.5 million to online scams between 2021 and 2023, said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The police have received two recent reports alleging criminal breach of trust (CBT) by law firms, which resulted in their clients losing up to RM8 million.