Budget 2023: NSRC set up to combat rising online scams

Tengku Zafrul said the NSRC will be jointly managed by the PDRM, BNM, MCMC and NFCC in cooperation with various financial institutions. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) is being set up to deal with online scams or frauds that have become a global problem and an increasingly serious issue in the country.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the NSRC will be jointly managed by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC) in cooperation with various financial institutions.