Laws will be amended to tackle online scams, says Deputy Home Minister

By MARTIN CARVALHO, TARRENCE TAN and RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Laws will be amended to tackle online scams which have resulted in Malaysians losing over RM350mil in just six months this year, says Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed.

The Deputy Home Minister said the proposed amendments will allow authorities to freeze the bank accounts of scammers and punish "account mules" who allow their bank accounts to be used by the scammers.

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