KUALA LUMPUR: More than 77,000 police reports involving losses exceeding RM1bil have been received by the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) since its establishment.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said between Oct 12, 2022 and March 31 this year, a total of 77,771 police reports were lodged, involving 296,567 bank accounts linked to online scams.
“The losses incurred by victims amount to about RM1.05bil during the same period,” he said when contacted.
He added that RM29.12mil was seized, with RM9.2mil returned to victims.
In the first three months of this year alone, 11,486 reports were recorded based on 55,619 calls received by the centre, Comm Rusdi said.
“We seized RM4.2mil and so far RM1.9mil has been successfully returned to the victims,” he added.
Comm Rusdi said the figures reflect the critical role of the NSRC in handling online scam cases, particularly in tracking fund flows and freezing bank accounts.
He said the integrated approach through the centre reflects the police force’s commitment, especially the CCID, in curbing commercial crime, particularly online scams.
He urged victims to contact the NSRC hotline at 997 as soon as possible.
“Quick reporting allows prompt action to be taken, including stopping transactions and freezing bank accounts,” he said.
Comm Rusdi said online scams recorded the highest number of losses between Jan 1 and March 31 this year, which recorded 16,680 cases with losses amounting to RM555.78mil.
He said the top three online scam categories were investment scams (RM246.7mil), telecommunication scams (RM173mil) and e-financial fraud (RM83.4mil).
