PETALING JAYA: A total of RM21.4mil has been lost to Macau scams in the first eight months of this year, said Comm Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said that some 694 cases have been reported. Comm Acryl said such scams usually start with a phone call from a scammer pretending to be an officer from a bank, government agency or debt collector. "Of course, no government agency or bank would ask for personal information or ask to settle payments via the phone," he added. He urged the public to call the relevant agencies or banks to seek first clarifications when dealing with such cases.

Source: The Star September 16, 2017 06:00 UTC