Joining forces against phone scams


Digital solution: Pos Malaysia employee Nureen Hannah showing how to use Whoscall to check verified phone numbers at the Pos Malaysia headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 8,011 phone scam cases were recorded over the past three years, with losses amounting to RM440.9mil, Bukit Aman has revealed.

Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said 448 cases involved scammers who posed as Pos Laju personnel, resulting in losses totalling RM27.1mil.

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