KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf has reiterated his warning for the public to not fall for scams by syndicates impersonating National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) officers.
"The National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) will not call any individual," he said after revealing that losses involving syndicates posing as NSRC officers have amounted to RM7.66 million from Jan 1 to June 15, involving 60 investigation papers that have been opened so far.
"As evidence, as stated in the media release on June 19 by Johor police chief, Commissioner M. Kumar, a 70-year-old senior citizen lost RM584,000 after falling victim to a scam impersonating NSRC officers.
"Even more unfortunate, investigations revealed that the RM584,000 the scammed was the victim's lifelong savings from working as a clerk in a factory," he said.
He added such incidents could be easily avoided if the public, especially potential victims, were more aware of the modus operandi of these syndicates.
"For the umpteenth time, I wish to inform everyone that the NSRC does not make calls to any individual.
"The NSRC is a one-way communication call centre that only receives calls from the public; any call purportedly from the NSRC is a scam.
"I urge the media and the public to continue spreading this message tirelessly, as I believe there are still people who are unaware about this," he said.