KUALA LUMPUR: A complete of 314 cases of online fraud involving greater than RM2mil have been recorded for the January to March interval this yr, says Bukit Aman.
Its Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din mentioned the modus operandi of the syndicate was to hack social media accounts corresponding to WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, and others belonging to sure people, after which pose because the account customers’ mates or acquaintances by means of social media.
The imposters would then contact all mates of the unique account proprietor to borrow cash.
“From early this yr, the syndicate started hacking Telegram accounts of their victims and obtained an inventory of the victims’ mates to borrow cash.
“The precise proprietor of the Telegram account would solely realise the rip-off after they couldn’t entry or obtain calls from contacts asking in regards to the validity of the mortgage they requested,” he mentioned in an announcement.
As a precautionary measure, Mohd Kamarudin suggested Telegram account customers to activate the “two-step verification” safety pin setting of their respective Telegram accounts.
He mentioned that by means of the setting, the safety stage of the Telegram account can be enhanced thus stopping criminals from activating the account by means of different units.
“The public can be suggested to not simply imagine the messages requesting cash from contacts, particularly when it entails borrowing cash in addition to financial institution accounts utilized by different people,” he added.
For additional data, the general public can contact the CCID rip-off response centre at 03-2610 1599. – Bernama
