Over RM5.2bil lost to commercial crime from 2020 to 2022, says IGP


JOHOR BARU: The Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) has recorded 71,833 commercial crime cases with losses amounting to more than RM5.2bil, says Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

The Inspector-General of Police said the cases were recorded from 2020 until May this year, with 48,850 cases, or 68% of the recorded cases, involving online scams.

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