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


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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