PETALING JAYA, Sept 26 — Ministry of Communications and Digital is having discussions with the Prime Minister’s Department to bring a Cabinet Memorandum on setting up the National Anti-Scam Task Force in Bank Negara Malaysia to curb online scams.
He noted the move was among the steps taken to put a “full stop” to the rise in commercial fraud due to advancements in digital technology and combat scammers. Fahmi also noted that the government blocked more than two billion suspicious calls and more than 500 million suspicious short messaging service from reaching Malaysian consumers with the assistance of telco service providers to tackle the issue of online scams.
Yesterday, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay reported that Commercial Crime Investigation Department statistics showed over 50 per cent of cases recorded annually consisted of online fraud.
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