Seeing red over white collar crimes


PETALING JAYA: A whopping RM1.775bil was lost through scams, embezzlement, criminal breach of trust and other white collar crimes last year.

The amount, which almost equals the state budget of Selangor, reflects the low level of awareness about such crimes among Malaysians.

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