Fraudsters without borders

Dr Selvakumar Manickam, an associate professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia, says social media platforms have failed miserably in shielding from the ever-growing threat of online scams. Education and cyber literacy is the most effective way to combat scams and fraud.

SOCIAL media, once considered as a tool for bringing people closer across the globe, has been increasingly weaponised by criminals who exploit its vast reach to perpetrate financial fraud on a massive scale.

This alarming trend has reached crisis levels, with Malaysia being no exception. The borderless nature of these platforms enables scammers to operate with impunity, transcending geographical boundaries and preying on Malaysians from anywhere in the world.