Monday, 28 Dec 2020 07:28 AM MYT Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. DECEMBER 28 — According to the Malaysian Federal Commercial Investigation Department, the police had recorded 5,218 Macau Scam cases from January to October 2020 with Malaysians suffering losses amounting to RM256 million. Further, this year, some 4,865 Investigation Papers on the Macau Scam have been opened by the Commercial Crime Investigation Department of the Royal Malaysian Police. Macau Scam is a telecommunication fraud originating from syndicates in Taiwan and China where the perpetrators often using local and international telephone lines including Voice Over Internet Protocols, trick victims into transferring huge sums of money.