KUANTAN, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Commercial crime cases in Pahang, including online fraud, recorded a drop in total losses of RM81 million from January to October this year compared to RM87.9 million in the same period last year.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 7.8 per cent decrease was due to victims of fraud immediately reporting the scam to the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) and police.
"Therefore, I advise victims who are affected by (scams) to immediately report it to NSRC so that the accounts of the parties involved can be frozen. If they take quick action and are lucky, their money can be returned," he said after the monthly assembly at the Pahang police contingent headquarters (IPD) compound here today.
Yahaya said that despite a drop in total losses, the number of investigation papers opened increased to 2,083 compared to 2,049 last year.
"A total of 1,605 arrests were made involving fraud, Ah Long loans and other offences," he said.
In other matters, he said police were ready to help flood victims following forecast of heavy rain this month in Pahang.
"I have instructed each District Police Chief to conduct patrols and if flooding occurs, victims can be immediately rescued and placed in the 858 temporary evacuation centres (PPS) throughout the state," he said.
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