JOHOR BARU: The public are advised to be alert and not fall victim to scams as within the first three months of this year, the Commercial Crimes Investigations Unit here has registered losses totalling RM138.5mil.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that this was an increase of more than 1,000% compared to the RM12.3mil lost in the same period last year.
On investigations, he added that some 365 cases have been charged this year compared with 236 last year.Comm Ayob said that among the common scams seen in Johor include African/parcel and love scams whereby the victims befriend people from overseas via social media who then send parcels, gifts or items.
Comm Ayob added that among the problems police faced during investigations include victims being unable to provide supporting documents, the information needed from third parties such as banks, telecommunication companies and other agencies takes time or some of the cases occurred too long ago.
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