Scams must be treated as a national security concern

I REFER to “Online scam cases surged 87% to 66,204 in 2025, says IGP” (The Star, June 15).

Every single day, ordinary Malaysians like teachers, retirees, small business owners and young professionals are being outmanoeuvred by increasingly sophisticated criminal syndicates operating through fake investments, spoofed phone calls, phishing links and fraudulent banking transactions.