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MCMC said over the past week, they have seen an increase in reports with callers aiming to deceive victims for specific purposes.

The suspects robbed the Myanmar nationals of their wallets, mobile phones and UNHCR cards and subsequently fled.

Among the modus operandi by scammers was impersonating the authorities, financial institutions, courts, insurance and delivery companies.

The lack of ID verification is likely to raise concerns about the possibility of people impersonating public figures.

A man was fined RM4,000 by the Alor Setar Magistrate's Court today after he pleaded guilty to impersonating the Raja Muda of Perak last June.

This is to inform that the individual in question, Mohd Azim Abdul Aziz is not an MCMC staff and has never served the Commission, MCMC said.

An elderly man has been arrested in Petaling Jaya for impersonating a former ACP with the ''Datuk" title when applying for police permission to travel interstate.

Scams include emails promising entry to supposedly secret lists for early vaccine access and robocallers impersonating government agencies.

A fisherman was duped of RM13,000 by an unknown individual impersonating as his daughter when telephoning him on Friday (Dec 25).

A housewife suffered RM60,000 in losses after she was tricked by a man impersonating as a policeman to avoid being arrested for alleged involvement in a criminal case.

A businessman claims to have lost almost RM2.8 million to a Macau scam syndicate after he was tricked by two persons impersonating a police officer and a Pos Laju official.

IRB is advising the public to be wary of fraud syndicates which are actively impersonating as its officers to demand fund transfer from members of the public.

Two men, a Pakistani and a Bangladeshi, have been detained by the police for allegedly impersonating members of the force to commit robbery.

MACC is tracing a man, Mohd Faizal Othman to help investigation on a cheating case by impersonating a police officer.

Two men impersonating as passengers hired a GrabCar taxi before trying to rob the driver in Kajang.

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