Scam case losses reached RM52.4 million
PETALING JAYA: The National Scam Response Center (NSRC) recorded a total loss of RM52.4 million due to online fraud syndicates in Malaysia.
Director of the Integrated Operations Division of the National Financial Crime Prevention Center (NFCC), Md Zainizam Mat Jenu, said that the records recorded were based on all reports received from October 2022 to last January.
He said, during that period the NSRC had received 16,752 calls of which 6,277 were complaints about online fraud cases.
“The results of the report also found that 12,877 bank accounts were suspected as account donkeys.
“I would like to remind those who deliberately sell or rent their accounts to these syndicate parties, if anything happens, you can be charged in court,” he said during the 2023 National Anti Scam Tour at Menara Digi Celcom here on Saturday.
Also present were the Chairman of the Malaysian Cyber Consumer Association (MCCA), Datuk Ahmad Noordin Ismail and the (Acting) Division Head of CyberSecurity Malaysia’s (CSM) Cyber Security Responsive Service, Mohd Zabri Adil Talib.
Md Zainizam added that the existence of the donkey account gave some difficulty to the authorities in tracking the syndicate because it was able to eliminate their criminal traces.
In another development, he stated that the government is now trying to create an act for the management of the syndicate’s property which was successfully frozen.
“If it is successfully approved, the assets will be used by the government for the welfare of the country,” he explained.
