Kota Kinabalu: Cyber crime cases in Kota Kinabalu increased significantly during the Movement Control Order (MCO) which came into force March 18, last year, said City Police Chief ACP Habibi Majinji.As of Dec 30, the Kota Kinabalu Commercial Crime Investigation Department opened a total of 346 investigation papers with losses of more than RM12 million involving cyber crime cases.
“Among the cyber crimes involved were online purchases, Macau Scam, parcel scam or love scam and non-existent loan scam.
“The most number of investigation papers opened were related to the Macau Scam with 121 cases involving RM4.734 million where the modus operandi was to contact the victims using Voice Over Internet Protocol (Voip) technology by informing the victims that they have a problem with the authorities or banks.
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