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Over 100 lose RM1.15 million to scams since 2021

KUCHING: The district’s Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) recorded a total of 131 cases of loan scams since 2021. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, in a statement, said the figure was recorded from 2021 until Feb 22 this year (2023). The losses incurred amounted to RM1,157,541.32. The modus operandi of non-existent loan scams is that […]

Stay ahead of scammers, urges councillor

MIRI: Councillor Jeffery Phang has called on the people to be more vigilant against scammers who are getting more creative by the day. He said this was bacause scammers are getting smarter and taking advantage of new technology, new products or services and major events to create believable stories that will convince the victims to […]

Wretched human traffickers

Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time. – Condoleeza Rice, former US Secretary of State As if people do not face enough misery in these challenging times! We have scammers and human traffickers who compound the problem by making people’s lives even bleaker. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. […]

Man duped of RM9,976

SIBU: Naivety causes a 45-year-old local man to be cheated of RM9,976 in a Macau Scam. According to Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, in a statement yesterday, a police report was lodged by the victim on Thursday (Aug 18) claiming that he was contacted by an unknown number who claimed to be an officer […]

Ministry receives highest report on online scam

KUALA LUMPUR: The expanding e-commerce sector which saw more consumers using online transaction following the COVID-19 pandemic has indirectly invited many scammers, using various  tactics and tricks by exploiting the  technology, to commit fraud. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said most of the fraud cases involved online transaction, as well as misleading […]

Woman falls for ‘neighbour’s’ plea for help

SIBU: A senior citizen here lost RM3,000 to a scammer who posed as her neighbour through the WeChat application. District Police Chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today (Monday) said that on July 15, the 60-year-old woman received a message on the WeChat application from someone who pretended to be her neighbour, asking for […]

Job fraud victims back home, thanks to Tiong

SIBU: A man and a woman, both in their 20s, have finally made their way home after falling victims to an employment fraud syndicate in Cambodia. The duo was able to return home with the help of Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing last Friday (June 3). According to Tiong, the victims were enticed […]

Woman loses RM31k in job scam

SIBU: It happened yet again. This time a woman here ended up RM31,879 poorer in an online job scam. Sibu District police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said police received a report on May 12 from a woman who claimed to be a victim of an online job scam through social media. “The victim was attracted […]

MACAU SCAMMERS FLEECE DUO OF RM314K

KUCHING: A civil servant and a private company treasurer lost a total of RM314,000 to a Macau scam syndicate in two separate cases. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the cases were reported in Miri on Apr 8 and in Mukah on Apr 9. The case in Miri involved a […]

Woman loses RM2k to scammer posing as friend in distress

KAPIT: A woman lost RM2,000 after being scammed on Monday (Nov 1). Kapit OCPD DSP Freddy Bian in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 3) said the 49-year-old victim had lodged a police report on the same day. “The victim had received a call from an unknown number claiming to be a close friend. “The unknown […]