Over 200,000 online cases recorded with figures rising
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KUALA LUMPUR: More than 200,000 online scam cases have been recorded in the last 10 years, resulting in almost Rm9bil in losses.
And there could be many more cases that go unreported.
The number of cases has also been increasing every year. In 2014, there were 6,309 cases but last year, the number rose to 35,368, according to Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) statistics.
“More and more victims are being duped by a myriad number of scams used by syndicates. This year alone, we have already recorded 10,218 cases as of March 16,” the police said.
In terms of losses, the amount was Rm8.53bil since 2014, with the highest losses recorded in 2023 (Rm1.21bil) and 2024 (Rm1.57bil).
This year, as of March 16, Rm490mil in losses had already been recorded.
Investment scams have been the most prevalent in the last 10 years, accumulating significant losses, especially in the last two years.
In 2014, the losses in such scams were Rm53.4mil, rising to Rm245.05mil in 2021 and Rm219.83mil in 2022.
In 2023 and 2024, though, losses spiked to Rm472.15mil and Rm848.62mil respectively.
“This year, Rm301.8mil has been lost to investment scams, the highest number compared with other scams. However, in terms of the number of cases, telecommunication scams were the highest this year, with 4,509 cases.
“Others are online purchase scams (2,118 cases), investment scams (1,652) and loan scams (1,159),” the police said.
The public is advised to make use of the Semakmule 2.0 portal.
The portal has received 33.4 million visitors since it was established in 2020 and the people are encouraged to use the facility to check the list of mule bank accounts, telephone numbers and shell firms used by scammers.
“Initially, the police set out to list phone numbers and mule bank accounts, but have since improved the portal to include the names of shell companies.
“Visitors to the site are able to do searches on companies that might be used in commercial crimes, including investment scams. The portal has listed more than 107 companies so far,” the police said.
As of Jan 21, a total of 238,006 bank accounts and 191,960 phone numbers have been listed on Semakmule.
Another avenue that can be used is the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC).
The public can report scams by calling the 997 hotline and make enquiries too.
- by By FARIK ZOLKEPLI farik@thestar.com.my 22 Mar 2025
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