Scammers cash in on opportunity
Macau scam cases are on the rise with losses amounting to hundreds of millions of ringgit yearly. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob ( pic) said 5,725 cases were reported in 2019 involving RM254.5mil in losses. “The cases continued to spike to 6,003 cases last year. The total losses increased to RM287.3mil. “So far, we received 1,392 cases this year with losses amounting to RM38.1mil, ” he said when contacted yesterday. The victims were mostly women aged 51 and above, Comm Zainuddin said. “The syndicates would prey on such ...