KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The Royal Malaysia Police revealed that losses suffered by online fraud victims aged 50 and above is the highest compared to other age groups. Bukit Aman...
Bukit Aman : Online fraud losses for victims aged 50 and above top RM900m over two years, highest among age groups
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that throughout 2022 until last year, 59,974 individuals had fallen victim to online fraud and scams, and of that total, 11,157 or 18.6 per cent of them were among individuals aged 50 and above. Ramli said the losses involving victims aged 50 and above recorded so far this year had also reached RM780 million or 54 per cent of the total losses of RM1.45 billion.
“The police also call for information on commercial crimes, especially the modus operandi of online fraud, to be shared with all groups, especially our parents, family members, acquaintances, and neighbours and to make ‘scammer’ a topic of discussion to avoid becoming victims,” he said.
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