Saifuddin Nasution: RM14.3m returned to online scam victims, RM100.9m losses prevented

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) has recovered and returned RM14.3 million to online scam victims between Oct 12, 2022 and September this year.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the NSRC had also prevented losses amounting to RM100.93 million, while losses reported through its 997 hotline totalled RM1.2 billion from 468,675 calls received between Oct 12, 2022 and August this year.

Although the reported losses were relatively low compared with the US$20 billion in cumulative losses recorded across Southeast Asia, he stressed the need to step up efforts to prevent Malaysians from falling victim to online scams.

“Those who fall victim to scams should immediately call the NSRC hotline at 997.

“People should also check telephone numbers using Semak Mule 2.0 before carrying out any transactions,” he said when winding up debate on the Supply Bill 2027 for the Home Ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Saifuddin Nasution said the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) continued to intensify intelligence gathering and joint operations to combat organised crime syndicates using Malaysia as a base for their operations.

Among the measures taken were targeted raids on premises identified as scam call centres, with enforcement efforts also aimed at dismantling the syndicates’ entire operational structure.

He said the comprehensive approach was intended to disrupt the syndicates’ technical, communication and financial networks and prevent them from establishing a foothold in the country.

“Between 2023 and August this year, arrests linked to scam call centres involved 36 key masterminds, 74 managers, 165 supervisors, 118 finance personnel responsible for managing mule accounts, 18 communications personnel, 132 IT programmers, 8,500 operators and 157 general workers,” he said.

Meanwhile, he said intensified enforcement against online scams saw 61,363 operations carried out during the same period, with the number of arrests highlighting the growing severity of the threat posed by this form of crime.

On drug trafficking syndicates, Saifuddin Nasution said 80 per cent of the drug supply in Malaysia came from abroad, while the remaining 20 per cent were produced in clandestine laboratories within the country.

He said PDRM, through the capabilities of Bukit Aman’s Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department, had dismantled drug laboratories worth RM5 billion as of September this year.

“Therefore, we continue to strengthen cooperation with other countries because smuggling is a transnational crime. This is among the measures we are taking,” he said. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 27 日讯——国家反诈骗中心（NSRC）已于 2022 年 10 月 12 日至今年 9 月期间，追回并返还了 1430 万令吉给网络诈骗受害者。

内政部长拿督斯里赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安·伊斯梅尔表示，国家证券监管委员会（NSRC）还防止了高达1.0093亿令吉的损失，而通过其997热线报告的损失总额为12亿令吉，这些损失来自2022年10月12日至今年8月期间接到的468,675个电话。

尽管与东南亚累计200亿美元的损失相比，马来西亚报告的损失相对较低，但他强调需要加大力度，防止马来西亚人成为网络诈骗的受害者。

“那些遭遇诈骗的人应该立即拨打 NSRC 热线 997。

“人们在进行任何交易之前，也应该使用 Semak Mule 2.0 来检查电话号码，”他今天在下议院结束对内政部 2027 年供应法案的辩论时说道。

赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安表示，马来西亚皇家警察（PDRM）将继续加强情报收集和联合行动，打击以马来西亚为行动基地的有组织犯罪集团。

采取的措施包括对被认定为诈骗电话中心的场所进行有针对性的突击搜查，执法行动也旨在瓦解这些犯罪集团的整个运营结构。

他表示，采取综合措施旨在破坏犯罪集团的技术、通信和金融网络，并阻止它们在该国站稳脚跟。

“从 2023 年到今年 8 月，与诈骗呼叫中心有关的逮捕行动涉及 36 名主要策划者、74 名经理、165 名主管、118 名负责管理洗钱账户的财务人员、18 名通讯人员、132 名 IT 程序员、8500 名接线员和 157 名普通工人，”他说。

与此同时，他表示，加大了对网络诈骗的执法力度，同期开展了 61363 次行动，逮捕人数凸显了这种犯罪形式构成的威胁日益严重。

关于贩毒集团，赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安表示，马来西亚 80% 的毒品供应来自国外，其余 20% 则产自国内的秘密实验室。

他表示，截至今年9月，马来西亚皇家警察通过武吉阿曼警察总部毒品刑事调查部门的能力，已捣毁了价值50亿令吉的毒品实验室。

“因此，我们将继续加强与其他国家的合作，因为走私是跨国犯罪。这是我们正在采取的措施之一。”他说道。——马新社

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