JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 13 — Johor police opened 9,897 investigation papers involving commercial crimes in the first nine months of this year, with losses totalling RM212.64 million.
Its chief, Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad, said the figure represented an increase of 3,036 cases from the 6,861 recorded during the same period last year, although financial losses declined from RM252.57 million.
He said more than 90 per cent of the cases reported between Jan 1 and Sept 30 involved online scams.
“The increase in reported cases calls for more proactive measures. Fraud and scams continue to evolve alongside technological advances and an increasingly sophisticated digital landscape,” he said at the Johor Police contingent’s monthly assembly here today.
