A TOTAL of 2,271 commercial crime cases were recorded in Kelantan with accumulated losses of RM46.9 million in the first half of this year.

Acting police chief Muhammad Zaki Harun said 1,995 cases or 87.8 per cent involved online fraud.

He added that there were 110 Macau scams recorded with RM3.83 million losses from January to June 30 this year.

“Other cases frequently reported this year are e-commerce scams (RM663,000), online investment (RM1.23 million), non-existent loans (RM413,000) and online part-time job fraud (RM1.05 million).

“Police also received reports on parcel or love scam (RM348,000), impersonating a contact on social media to borrow money (RM34,300) and lucky draw scam (RM47,100),” he told reporters at the Royal Malaysia Police anti-scam campaign 2022 in Kota Baru last night. – Bernama, July 26, 2022.