Educators gain financial tools to fight scams


KUALA LUMPUR: Teachers – the very people educating our children – are increasingly being financially exploited by scammers, and are struggling with rising personal debt.

It’s a worrying trend, highlighted by 2022 data from the Johor Police Contingent Headquarters showing that educators accounted for a staggering 30.2% of online scam cases in the state.

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