MELAKA: A complete of RM17.98 million has been lost via 767 online fraud instances from January to November this yr, says state police chief Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali.
He mentioned this quantity concerned online buy scams, funding scams, non-existent loans, in addition to Macau and love scams, and added that whole losses rose by RM2.07 million in contrast to 15.9 million for a similar interval final yr, when 772 instances had been recorded.
“The highest losses had been due to Macau scams, totalling RM5.97 million from 116 instances, adopted by funding fraud, with a complete of RM5.307 million in losses, with 134 instances recorded,” mentioned Abdul Majid.
“Meanwhile, 70 love scams had been recorded with losses of RM2.553 million, adopted by non-existent loans (RM2.231 million) and 205 instances involving online purchases (RM1.916 million) till November,” he added when talking to reporters on Saturday (Dec 11).
Abdul Majid had earlier attended the launch of a fraud consciousness neighborhood programme in Jonker Street right here.
On online scams, Abdul Majid additionally mentioned that the police had adopted a brand new method in neighborhood policing by appointing ambassadors amongst neighborhood leaders to enhance public consciousness and educate them concerning the significance of crime prevention.
He mentioned the transfer included sharing crime prevention suggestions to be disseminated amongst communities, with ambassadors appearing as police spokesmen in giving out recommendation and educating the general public.
“This is our first mission and if the method proves profitable in bettering peace and public order in Melaka as a tourism state, we’ll develop the idea of appointing safety ambassadors to help the police,” he added. – Bernama
