Malaysia: Online Scams Increasing in Selangor
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:41 am
The Star.online - Malaysia
04/03/2012
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SHAH ALAM: Online shopping scams have increased by almost 50% in Selangor, state Commercial Crimes Investigation Department deputy chief Supt Ng Keok Chai said on Wednesday.
He said that there were 445 such cases in 2011 compared to 247 in 2010.
“Such cases frequently occurred in websites like http://www.lelong.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and mudah.my, with the money deposited into the seller's account being channelled into some other person's bank account,” he told reporters during a walkabout here.
Supt Ng said online 'romance' scams were also increasing.
“We recorded 188 online romance scam cases in 2010. The figure rose to 239 in 2011.
“A man or a woman would normally pretend to be someone else. They are usually good looking. After winning the hearts of their potential victims, they would ask for some money by giving all sort of excuses.
“They would initially ask for a small amount and this would progress to bigger sums of money. Victims usually end up losing between RM2,000 and RM60,000,” he said.
Supt Ng, however, added that there has been a drop in the total number of commercial crime cases in the state.
Many of my scammers and reported bank accounts are of Malaysia!
04/03/2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi ... sec=nation" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
SHAH ALAM: Online shopping scams have increased by almost 50% in Selangor, state Commercial Crimes Investigation Department deputy chief Supt Ng Keok Chai said on Wednesday.
He said that there were 445 such cases in 2011 compared to 247 in 2010.
“Such cases frequently occurred in websites like http://www.lelong.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and mudah.my, with the money deposited into the seller's account being channelled into some other person's bank account,” he told reporters during a walkabout here.
Supt Ng said online 'romance' scams were also increasing.
“We recorded 188 online romance scam cases in 2010. The figure rose to 239 in 2011.
“A man or a woman would normally pretend to be someone else. They are usually good looking. After winning the hearts of their potential victims, they would ask for some money by giving all sort of excuses.
“They would initially ask for a small amount and this would progress to bigger sums of money. Victims usually end up losing between RM2,000 and RM60,000,” he said.
Supt Ng, however, added that there has been a drop in the total number of commercial crime cases in the state.
Many of my scammers and reported bank accounts are of Malaysia!
