Better safe than sorry: The public are advised to safeguard themselves against scams. — ART CHEN/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Fewer than 50% of scam victims in the country seek help from the authorities, with a silent minority taking no action, a survey revealed.
According to the survey titled Scams in Malaysia, conducted by Ipsos Malaysia with a sample size of 1,000 people, only 48% of the 657 respondents who either experienced a scam with financial loss or came close to falling victim to one but realised it in time reported the incident to the authorities.
