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The governor added that BNM will continue to inform the public on the latest scams-related information through a new dedicated Facebook page, Amaran Penipuan (Scam Warnings).
Speaking at the same event, Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said online scam cases in Malaysia were on an upward trend.
He explained that these cases involved online sales scams, online trading scams, African scams, Macau scams, business email compromise scams, fake loans and SMS scams.
He noted that in 2019, a total of 13,703 of these scam cases were reported, involving losses of RM539 million (US$117 million). However, in 2020, there were 17,227 cases with RM511.2 million in losses recorded.
Mr Acryl Sani added that in 2021, the figures have increased, with 20,701 scam cases and losses amounting to RM560.8 million.
He noted that between January and July 2022, there were more than 12,000 scam cases reported with losses amounting to more than RM400 million.
Meanwhile, other than financial scams, there have also been reports of Malaysians falling for overseas job scams lately.
Duped by lucrative job offers in countries like Cambodia and Thailand, they were whisked illegally into the country, stripped of their travel documents and forced to scam others.
As of last Monday, Wisma Putra said 143 Malaysian victims had been rescued from Cambodia, 16 from Thailand, 27 from Laos and five from Myanmar.
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