Cops say RM365m lost to love scams since 2018

Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) estimated that RM365 million had been lost as a result of “love scams” from 2018 to February this year.

CCID acting deputy director (Investigations) Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said a study conducted by the department revealed that of the 7,286 cases recorded, 82.5 percent of victims were women while the remaining 1,228 cases were men.

He said as an effort to...