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Two company directors in Penang have lost a combined total of nearly RM900,000 after falling victim to separate phone scam syndicates involving impersonation tactics.

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Google has introduced the financial services verification (FSV), its new certification requirements for financial services advertisers targeting Malaysia, to further protect Malaysians against financial scams.

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Online scam syndicates are capable of siphoning between 80 to 90 percent of a victim's bank account balance within just three to 10 minutes through a complex web of multi-layered mule accounts. Photo for illustrative purposes only.

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The victim registered for a membership account and made 23 fund transfers to four different company bank accounts between Nov 17 and Dec 6, 2025.

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Based on the profile of scam cases recorded by the ministry, private sector workers, civil servants, retirees, students and businessmen are among the most victims of scams.