JOHOR BARU: An average of 37 scam cases are being reported daily in Johor with 90% of them involving online scams.
These had led to losses of RM212.6mil, said Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad.
For the first nine months of this year, he said a total of 9,897 investigation papers had been opened.
“This is an increase of 44% compared with 6,861 cases recorded during the same period last year, with reported losses of RM252.5mil between January and September,” he said in his speech during the monthly police assembly at the state police headquarters here.
Comm Ab Rahaman said cheating cases and scams are growing in tandem with advances made in technology and the digital world.
“We have been using all means, including our social media platforms, to keep the public informed so that they do not fall prey to such scams,” he said.
On the crime index, Comm Ab Rahaman said there was a 4.6% increase in cases for the first nine months of this year to 4,343 cases compared with 4,152 cases recorded last year.
“Serious crime cases have also increased by 14.48% to 1,123 cases this year compared with 981 cases in 2025,” he said.
As for crimes involving property, Comm Ab Rahaman said there was a slight increase of 1.55% to 3,220 cases up to September this year.
Commenting on the status of investigations into the murder of 16-year-old Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, Comm Ab Rahaman said that the investigation papers had been submitted to the Johor prosecution director’s office and police were awaiting further instructions.
A 16-year-old suspect remained under remand until tomorrow.
