Macau scam cases are on the rise with losses amounting to hundreds of millions of ringgit yearly. We also received cases where the scammers posed as the victim’s family members or friends, ” he added. The modus operandi has not changed much as the scammers will say that you are under investigation for some case. “This will enable the Transaction Authorisation Code (TAC) numbers generated for transactions to go directly to the syndicate’s phone number, ” he said. Comm Zainuddin also reminded the public to use the “Semak Mule” online application and website to check on accounts used by scammers.

Source: The Star April 20, 2021 23:12 UTC