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Bukit Aman CCID director Comm Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob. -AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star
PETALING JAYA: More than RM20mil in losses to loan scams have been reported to the police since the beginning of the year.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob said data showed that 1,987 cases had been reported up to Tuesday (May 18). It is normal to use licensed moneylenders for personal spending, emergencies, business purposes and such, especially among small and medium business owners. However, these establishments have tight conditions that need to be met before any loans are approved. Crime syndicates have seen this as an opportunity to promote their services , with supposedly low-interest rates and fast processing, he said in a statement on Wednesday (May 19).
PETALING JAYA: With banking institutions imposing stricter conditions for the approval of loans due to the sluggish economy, scam syndicates offering .
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 08:20 PM MYT
Police said a total of 5,718 cases involving non-existent loan fraud were reported last year involving losses of over RM62 million. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 A total of 5,718 cases involving non-existent loan fraud were reported last year involving losses of over RM62 million, said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob.
He said this was an increase from the 5,309 cases with estimated losses of RM48.4 million in the previous year.
As of May 18 this year, a total of 1,987 cases of non-existent loan fraud have been reported with losses totalling RM20.2 million, he said in a statement here today.