News & Reviews:   scam

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching today revealed that a whopping RM1.34 billion of losses due to online scams were recorded in our country last year. This is according to the National Scam Response Centre’s (NSRC) data from 1 January to 8 December 2023.

Scam and fraud cases are rising these days. Recently, a woman in Pahang lost over RM70000 because of a scam. So, what should you know about it?

One of the major news that came out this year was back in October when MYAirline suspended its operation due to financial issues. Ever since then, the company has yet to fully settle refunds to affected customers, though a new issue has also arisen: Scammers pretending to offer compensation from the suspended airline.

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Whoscall are collaborating to bolster Malaysia's defenses against scams. At the 'Scam Free Malaysia Carnival', they recently announced the giveaway of 1 million Whoscall Premium accounts, worth over RM87 million for free, to help protect Malaysians. 

Personal and private phone data theft has been on the rise lately. This is dangerous because it not only makes you more prone to fraud and scams, but it could also lead to financial loss. That said, these are the 10 Android apps that could steal your private data.

Previously, we reported on the number of scam-related media blocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) this year. Now, further details regarding the scourge of scams in Malaysia have been revealed and the action taken against them, this time regarding scam calls.

Scammers are surely upping their game. A few hours ago, TGV Cinemas posted an update on fake ticket giveaways sent by them to unsuspecting victims. According to TGV, they are now sending QR codes pretending to give two free tickets via email.

Scams and phishing are on the rise these days. Given how advanced technology is nowadays, it can be difficult to separate between false alerts and genuine emails from your bank. That said, Maybank just released a statement regarding a fake Maybank email.

In an effort to prevent increased scams and spam on YouTube Shorts, YouTube will be taking action soon to make links in Shorts comments, descriptions and live feeds unclickable. It will begin on 13 August 2023, to further prevent users from harmful content and malware. 

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that Malaysians lost approximately RM302 million to online scams on Meta-owned platforms Instagram and Facebook. Moreover, the whopping loss amount is only for the period between January 2021 and June 2023.