KUALA LUMPUR: The police Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) Scam Response Centre is set to include Bank Negara Malaysia and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Bukit Aman CCID director Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din (pic) said talks are ongoing so that the public can have access to officers from all three at a one-stop centre soon.
“We aim to enhance cooperation with MCMC and Bank Negara to effectively prevent and curb scams and online fraud.
“We expect both of them to be included at the centre by June,” he told a press conference at CCID headquarters here on Thursday (March 24).
The one-stop centre will enable faster follow-ups on cases, he said.
“Our main objective is to help the public become more vigilant, as well as inform them on action that should be taken after falling victim to scams.
“We hope the public can utilise the CCID Scam Response Centre more,” he added.
Comm Mohd Kamarudin said the centre was established on Feb 15 last year and operates from 8am to 10pm daily.
“Since its inception, the centre has received 2,399 calls.
“From this number, 1,530 calls or 63.4% involved those asking about the modus operandi for Macau Scams, love scams, loan scams, investment scams and ah long (loan sharks).
“Some 1,430 callers were victims of commercial crime while the remaining 969 were those who had not yet fallen victim,” he said.
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