KUALA LUMPUR: Desperately needing RM12,000, an IT executive ended up having to repay almost six times that amount to loan sharks – all within a period of about a month. It all started in early December when Yap Wai Fong sought to borrow the amount from four loan shark companies after seeing their advertisements on Facebook.
PETALING JAYA: There is a notable increase in ecommerce scams during festive seasons, says Raymon Ram, a criminologist who specialises in financial forensics and fraud risk management.
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WHEN hiring a contractor to carry out renovations or repairs, the last person anyone wants to encounter is a scammer posing as a legitimate businessman.