online scams

Teo Nie Ching says the government will also continue to take decisive action to combat scam crimes.

Online scams silently erode economies, harming individuals and causing ripple effects that weaken nations globally.

Criminals are forcing more people into labour, coercing them to run online scams and cyber fraud operations, United Nations report shows.

Police said this involved 6.4 pct of the 86,266 online scam victims recorded during the period, with overall losses amounting to RM2.7 bln.

Most of the existing laws (related to cyber security and online crime) were drafted before 2010, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The meeting aims to strengthen cooperation with the authorities to address issues of Malaysians who have been duped by job scams.

Almost two billion suspicious calls and 581 million suspicious short messaging service (SMS) were successfully blocked from reaching Malaysian consumers with the assistance of telco service providers

A religious teacher lost RM76,170 after being duped by a Macau Scam on Monday.

Malaysia and Singapore are working together to share information and expertise in dealing with online scams more effectively, said Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil.

MCMC had been planning to strengthen programmes and activities related to the spread of false information, hate speech and online scams.

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Known as "pig butchering", the schemes are operated by crime syndicates that force human trafficking victims to swindle their compatriots.

The National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) is being set up to deal with online scams or frauds that have become a global problem and an increasingly serious issue in the country.

Tan said Meta had invested to develop a technology that can provide a combination of intelligent monitoring and investigative applications.

Mohd Kamarudin said the syndicate targetted those looking for part-time work to boost their income or housewives.

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Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said during the same period last year, 1,700 cases were reported, resulting in losses amounting to RM13.66 million.

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