RM1.6mil losses reported in Ranau as scammers target rural Sabahans


KOTA KINABALU: Scammers have found their way into rural areas of Sabah, with Ranau district alone recording RM1.6mil in losses to fraud in the past 11 months.

Ranau acting OCPD Supt Mursalin Mahmud said the figure reflects cases reported to the district’s Commercial Crime Investigation Division.

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