Fraudulent SMS messages also saw a rise, increasing by 19.97% to 5.29 million in 2024 from 4.41 million the previous year. — Whoscall
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 2.98 million scam calls last year, a whopping 82.81% increase from 1.63 million in 2023, according to the 2024 Whoscall Annual Report.
The caller ID and scam prevention app said in a media release that the data, collected from January to December 2024, covered eight countries: Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.
