Online scam syndicates paying RM500 each for mule accounts


PUTRAJAYA: More than 25,000 online cheating cases were recorded last year involving losses of approximately RM850mil, says National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC) director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali.

He added that one of the contributing factors to online criminal activities is the existence of mule accounts.

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