AS people wisen up to the different tricks used by criminals to cheat unsuspecting victims, scammers often have to stay one step ahead of both the public and the long arm of the law.
A tactic that is often used is to pose as law enforcement officers, and it has been said that people have been calling up people and claiming to be from the IGP secretariat's Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA) division.
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At a press conference on Tuesday (Aug 13), division head Comm Datuk Muhammad Hasbullah Ali confirmed that this is in fact happening.
"We received reports of scammers posing as AMLA officers and duping victims. We urge those who received calls from those posing as our officers to contact the police to verify," he said.
Comm Hasbullah said there are also those who claim to be able to settle any case handled by the division.
"Such individuals would advertise this on social media sites, claiming they have leeway to settle such cases. Don't be duped by such people as they will take advantage of anyone's misfortune.
"We will not compromise in taking action against those involved in illegal activities,"he said.
He added the division has formed a team to detect those who are abusing the division's name.
