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Experiencing losses due to online fraud is painful. However, it is even worse when there are those who try to take advantage of this situation to cheat again. Recently, the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) announced that it had detected a fake advertisement on Facebook, which claimed to be able to help recover money that had been defrauded.

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has revealed that online fraud cases in Malaysia have caused losses exceeding RM19 million from 1 January to 24 March this year. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) acting director Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa added that online fraud cases have also risen by 36.9% compared with the same period last year.

The Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology to streamline the enforcement or investigation process of commercial crimes. So, wat should you know about it?

Last week, we reported that the Malaysian police force can check your mobile phone if there is enough reasonable suspicion. However, it was further clarified again by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, saying the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) cannot simply check a phone without a good reason.

As Malaysians are being scammed nearly every day and public trust in our banking systems have plummeted, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) was recently reported as announcing that all Financial Institutions like Banks must bear the full responsibility for fraud or scams due to lapses in security. Read more here.

Recently, the police announced that they carried out an operation last month called Ops Kapas and arrested five individuals who are believed to be the masterminds behind a syndicate that sells the data of Malaysians to the dark web arena. So, what should you know about it?

The 'deepfake' technology has now been detected as being used for online fraud purposes. Director of the Commercial Crime Investigation Department, YDH CP Dato' Sri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf informed that there were three police reports - each in Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Penang regarding impersonation fraud believed to be using deepfake technology. So, what should you know about it?

The Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) announced that the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has collected a total of RM1318240.00 in outstanding traffic fines. This was announced in conjunction with the national Unity Week 2024 celebration which took place from May 23 to 26 in Angsana Johor Bahru. According to the statistics on the third day of the program, PDRM managed to collect the highest amount of traffic fines through the event.

Yesterday, we reported how Meta and TikTok have pledged their commitments to monitor fake news and 3R (race, religion, royalty) issues on their platforms following a meeting with MCMC and the Communications Ministry. Today, MCMC and PDRM released a joint statement following up on the matter, urging the 2 companies to step up monitoring of harmful content.

Previously, we shared how the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will gradually wear body cameras starting this October. Well, the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) may also implement body cameras in the near future, as such an initiative was just proposed by the Special Select Committee on Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform.