KUALA LUMPUR: Around RM46mil linked to cases reported to the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) has been seized with RM510,000 of that sum returned to victims from July to date, says Bukit Aman.
Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the process of returning the funds took time, and warned victims to beware of other scammers offering fake fund recovery services.
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“The process of returning funds has its guidelines and laws.
“The process takes time as the victims themselves must be present at court as well, as per Section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Code,” he told a press conference at CCID headquarters here on Friday (Sept 6).
The legal process was also needed to ascertain the theft of the money in the first place, he added.
However, Comm Ramli said, police had also detected scammers who offered victims fund recovery services.
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“These ‘agents’ claim to be able to process the... funds recovery.
“The act of returning funds can only be done by the investigation officer as stipulated by the law. There is no shortcut for this matter be it through agents, NGOs, or the like,” he said.
Comm Ramli also stressed that victims must file police reports after calling the NSRC to better facilitate the halting of transactions and return of funds.
“Since NSRC's inception some 11,000 scam victims failed to lodge police reports after contacting the centre," he added.
