'Love scam' the tactic most used by conmen, say cops


KUALA LUMPUR: The "love scam" tactic is the one most used by conmen, with police recording estimated losses of more than RM365mil from 2018 to February 2023.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) acting deputy director (Investigations) Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said a study conducted revealed that of the 7,286 cases recorded, 82.5% victims were women while the remaining 1,228 cases were men.

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