PUTRAJAYA: More than 25,000 online cheating cases were recorded last year involving losses of approximately RM850 million, says National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC) director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali.
He added that one of the contributing factors to online criminal activities is the existence of mule accounts.
"Account mules" are individuals who hand over their Automated Teller Machine cards and pin numbers to others for the purpose of being used in criminal activities. The latest tactic of scammers is to give a link disguised as a bank website or ask the victim to download an application to secure a certain service.
"Criminals use various tricks to get banking information from victims and the situation becomes even more complicated when the victims are slow to realise that their money has disappeared. According to him, the government has been taking specific measures to combat online crimes, including enhancing cooperation with international authorities to ensure further action can be taken against criminals who operate from abroad.
"Given that the NSRC operations pool the manpower and expertise of various agencies, including banking and telecommunications, an effective integrated enforcement action can be implemented.
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