Marco Rubio claims labour camps workers forced to commit cryptocurrency investment fraud

Police report accounts impersonating key govt officials, recommend decisive action to curb misdeeds

Dramatic evolution of fraud over past decade heightens risks to minors, warns NGO head

Scheme masterminded by individual with 'Datuk Seri' title, claims of billions of ringgit worth of gold, cash funds overseas

Raids carried out based on cases reported to the National Scam Response Centre

MUAR, July 25 — The public is urged to remain vigilant against fraudulent links circulated by scammers related to the one-off RM100 cash assistance under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) initiative, which are designed to collect personal information, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.

GEORGE TOWN, July 26 — The Finance Ministry (MOF) has urged the public to be cautious of fraudulent attempts linked to the one-off RM100 cash assistance under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has alerted the public about a new investment scam involving a cloned version of the SC’s public register of licence holders and registered persons.

KUALA BERANG, April 24 — The police recorded 12,110 cases of online fraud or 'scam' throughout the country in the first three months of this year, involving losses of RM573.7 million.

LONDON, April 24 — SIM farm devices capable of holding multiple SIM cards enabling scammers to send thousands of scam text messages at once are to be banned under the United Kingdom (UK) government's plans to crack down on fraud.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Online fraud involving e-finance crimes, love scams, e-commerce, telecommunications, loans, and non-existent investments increased between 1.6 per cent and 19.8 per cent for the first quarter of this year, compared to the last quarter of last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Online fraud cases have risen by 36.9 per cent from January 1 until Monday, compared with the same period last year, with 2,328 cases recorded, resulting in losses of over RM19 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has advised the public to be cautious of a scam syndicate misusing his name and mobile number to deceive victims.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) received 8,501 cases in 2024, comprising 3,910 complaints and 4,591 enquiries, representing a 60 per cent increase from 5,318 cases in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has proposed the creation of 139 permanent posts to empower the role and function of the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC).

MAE SOT, March 18 — Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown, scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, the top police general leading Thailand’s operations against the fraud compounds told Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf has disclosed that 35,368 scam cases were recorded last year, resulting in RM1.6 billion in financial losses.

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Feb 25 – Despite a decline in online scam cases in Selangor, Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari expressed concern over the rise in financial losses in the state stemming from the crime, which increased from RM292 million in 2023 to RM386 million in 2024. He...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — 31 individuals claim to have fallen victim to a scam by a man with the ‘Datuk’ title, who offered business packages and sponsorship for performing Umrah, resulting in estimated losses of over RM300,000 since 2023.

MAE SOT, Feb 18 — Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand yesterday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations.