MCMC blocked 1.6 billion suspicious calls from 2018 to 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), with the cooperation of various parties, blocked some 1.6 billion suspicious calls from reaching consumers between 2018 and 2021.

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry, in a written reply at the Dewan Rakyat Thursday (March 3), said that 2,232 public complaints on scam-related activities were received by MCMC and were referred to the relevant enforcement agencies from January to December 31, 2021.