PETALING JAYA: A total of 573 fraud cases involving losses of more than RM50 million were recorded in Kuala Terengganu this year, says district police chief Azli Noor.
Azli said the figure marks a slight decrease of 1.2% from 580 cases last year with losses exceeding RM100 million.
He said the highest number of fraud cases involved online shopping or e-commerce at 120, followed by phone scams (113 cases) and non-existent investment schemes (94 cases).
“The other fraud cases include non-existent loans (63), love or parcel scams (14) and unlicensed moneylending (six),” Bernama quoted him as saying.
Azli advised the public to remain vigilant and to not fall for the tactics used by fraudsters, especially on social media.