News & Reviews:   Phone Scam

Another day in Malaysia and another Malaysian is scammed or cheated. Online scams alone have involved billions of ringgit lost or stolen and new AI tools are enabling scammers as well. Once lost or stolen, recovering said assets can be near impossible (unless you’re really lucky). So, it is better to not get scammed in the first place by being aware of all the possible scams that exist here in Malaysia.

In our opinion, knowing is half the battle won so we’ve listed our top 3 common scams here in Malaysia. In addition, there are already many official online resources such as the Latest Trending Commercial Crimes ebook from PDRM, the Financial Consumer Alert list from Bank Negara Malaysia and more. Read on to avoid being scammed in Malaysia.

A male teacher suffered a loss of RM258060 after being deceived by a 'phone scam' syndicate. Acting Besut District Police Chief, Deputy Superintendent Azrol Anuar Nor said the 28-year-old man received a phone call from an individual claiming to be from a goods delivery company in Kuala Lumpur. So, what should you know about it?

As scams continue to go rampant, here's a miraculous story of how Maybank managed to save a customer, Fatimah, from losing RM150,000 to individuals impersonating enforcement agency officers. It happened in a Maybank Kampung Baru branch whereby an employee thwarted the scammers from making the transaction.  

Looks like the Macau scam problem is not limited to Asia alone. In a recent operation, Peruvian police managed to uncover one of these cases. However, the real shocker is the disturbing matter that lies behind it.