Phone scams: Police logo misused to cheat victims, say Perak cops


IPOH: Phone scam syndicates are found to be misusing the police logo or state police chiefs' signature to cheat victims, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri.

The Perak police chief said the police have detected the new modus operandi used by scammers to cheat victims and had received two reports on June 14 so far.

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