Online scams cost victims nearly RM3bil since 2017, Dewan Rakyat told

By MARTIN CARVALHO, TARRENCE TAN and RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM

KUALA LUMPUR: From 2017 to this June, a reported 89,798 online scam cases have cost victims nearly RM3bil, the Dewan Rakyat heard.

Of these, online shopping scams topped the list with 32,791 cases.

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Online Scams , Losses , Deputy Home Minister , Dr Ismail Mohamed , Shopping Scams , Dewan Rakyat , Awareness Campaigns , Commercial Crime

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