Malaysia steps up anti-scam efforts with new law amendments, says Cyber consumer group

KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore's proposed anti-scam law may offer a boost in the fight against scammers, but Malaysia has already amended several laws to provide authorities with an edge.

While commending Singapore’s move to introduce a law that would grant police the power to control the bank accounts of scam victims, Malaysia Cyber Consumer Association chairman Datuk Ahmad Noordin Ismail pointed out that the Malaysian government had already amended the Criminal Procedure Code (Act 593) and Penal Code (Act 574), which give the police greater authority to target those involved in mule accounts.