Macau scams involving losses of RM57mil reported from Jan 1 to Sept 15 this year, says Bukit Aman


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The police have recorded 1,421 Macau scam cases through telephone calls nationwide, from Jan 1 to Sept15 this year, involving losses of RM57,372,102.

Commercial CID (CCID) director Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said, based on investigations, the syndicates would contact the victims by impersonating as officers from the police force, Inland Revenue Board, courts, Customs or the Ministry of Health and inform them of their involvements in investigations on crime cases.

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