The Johor police received 35 reports of phone scams and investment scams in just one week, with losses exceeding RM200 million.Johor Police Chief Datuk Kamarulzaman called on the public to be vigilant and not to believe any phone calls from fake police officers or bank employees, nor to believe any high-return investment advertisements on the Internet.
In just one week from the 17th to the 22nd of this month, the Johor police received 22 telephone fraud reports and 13 investment fraud reports.The amount of losses suffered by the victims in these cases ranged from RM2000 to RM28, with a total loss of RM143.Telephone scams are one of the most common types received by Johor police.In these 8893 phone fraud cases, the amount of losses ranged from RM22 to RM2000.Some of the victims lost as much as RM28, while others lost less, just a few thousand ringgit.In addition, the Johor police also received 28 reports of investment fraud.In these cases, the amount of losses ranged from RM13 to RM5.The police remind victims to be careful during the investment process to avoid being deceived.The Johor police call on victims to report the crime to the police promptly and provide relevant evidence.The police will go all out to pursue these cases, protect the rights of the victims, and maintain social tranquility.
The following is a modification of the text, trying to put it another way: According to the information provided to it, the victims were aged between 40 and 60 years old, they came from different fields, and 3 of them reported losses exceeding RM20 .
Today, Kamaruzzaman issued a statement disclosing the above information.
Scam syndicates often impersonate the police, the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Inland Revenue Board, Bank Negara Malaysia, the Post Office or courier companies, and take advantage of the victims' unawareness to scare them into breaking the law or bank accounts, thereby defrauding the victims of their bank information or remittances. .When victims are unable to contact the fraud syndicate, they often become alarmed only after they realize they have been deceived.
关于投资诈骗案，卡玛鲁扎曼表示，受害者损失的金额范围在2260令吉至27万5141令吉之间，而13起案件的总损失金额为80万8564令吉。
In this incident, the victims ranged in age from 35 to 80 years old.Among them, two victims suffered losses exceeding RM2. These victims came from different fields.
He said that the criminal method of the investment fraud group is to publish advertisements or slogans of low investment, quick and high return investment plans through social media, attracting victims to register an account on its relevant platform, and display the victim's profits on the account , and then further induce the victim to invest.
Investors often realize they have been scammed after they are unable to withdraw their funds and are suddenly blacklisted or forced to exit the platform.
Kamaruzzaman said that whether it is investment or phone fraud, the police will investigate under Section 420 of the Penal Code (fraud).
The police appeal to the public to learn about various fraud techniques through the Commercial Crime Bureau's official website or official social media to avoid becoming the next victim.
