KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd has advised the public to be alert and cautious before participating in any investment schemes and activities.

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 4 — The Consumers’ Association of Penang  (CAP) urged the public to exercise caution when purchasing devices such as laptops or computers during the Covid-19 pandemic as high demand for these devices has led to a spike in fraudulent activities.

ALOR SETAR, Dec 8 — A retired teacher has suffered more than RM109,000 in losses after being duped by two women who allegedly offered him guidance through the WhatsApp application to carry out foreign exchange investments.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 12 — Two more individuals, including a chief officer of a telecommunications company (telco), are in remand for investigation involving fraud using short messaging service (SMS).

SHAH ALAM, Sept 29 — Police have solved 69 cases of travel package scams involving losses of more than half a million ringgit with the arrest of two directors of a company called ‘I&I Paradise Venture’ last Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — A female civil servant suffered losses of almost RM700,000 after a Macau Scam syndicate duped her into believing she was involved in a money-laundering scheme.

MELAKA, July 15 — A lecturer at a private college here lost more than RM100,000 after he was believed to have been duped by an e-commerce syndicate over the purchase of a laptop worth RM1,900 advertised on a well-known website.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — A total of 87 fraud cases related to the sale of face masks have been recorded in the capital involving losses of RM2.5 million since January.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has cautioned the public to be on the alert for any individuals or entities that may try to take advantage of the latest developments of Covid-19 to entrap them into investing in illegal investment schemes.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The public and businesses especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) must be cautious against scams involving stimulus package and relief measures announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the financial industry during Covid-19 outbreak.

SHAH ALAM, April 17 — A total of 150 online fraud cases related to the sale of face masks have been recorded in Selangor since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18 until yesterday, involving losses of RM1.9 million.