‘Have stronger preventive measures for laws against online scams’

By MARTIN CARVALHO and GERARD GIMINO

PETALING JAYA: Amendments to laws tackling online scams, while helping victims, could be more preventive than reactive, say experts.

The government could consider more preventive measures to stop scams from even taking off, said founder and chief executive officer of cybersecurity firm LGMS Berhad, Fong Choong Fook.

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