‘RM21.3mil lost to online scams so far this year’


KOTA KINABALU: A total of 535 cases of online fraud involving losses of up to RM21.3mil were recorded in the first seven months of this year in the state.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah said the trend in the first seven months of this year indicated rising numbers compared to the whole of last year which involved RM25mil in losses involving 1,148 cases.

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