tags - Sinar Daily

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.

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.

Malik, now 39, was sent to jail at the age of 14 in 2001 and never imagined he would walk out of prison 25 years later with a "Dr” title to his name. Photo: Selangor Royal Office

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The 43-year-old woman met a man on social networking app Litmatch on Jan 15. - 123RF photo

The suspects, claiming to be officers from the Petaling Jaya District Police Headquarters (IPD) in Selangor, instructed the victim to transfer RM2.7 million into his own bank accounts to resolve the matter. - 123RF photo for illustration purpose only

A consultant lost RM690,500 to an online investment scam in November, Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said. Photo for illustrative purposes only - 123RF

The victim lodged a police report last Wednesday, and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. - Photo illustrated via Canva

The suspects misled the victim by promising a 20 per cent monthly return if the elderly man made an upfront payment of RM100,000.

Photo for illustration purpose only. - 123RF photo