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A magistrate in Bukit Mertajam has sentenced five Chinese citizens and one Taiwanese national to RM9,000 fines each after they admitted to perpetrating online romance fraud against their countrymen.
Malaysia's online scam losses nearly doubled to RM2.97 billion in 2025, with investment fraud accounting for half the total. The police chief warns of increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics and calls for urgent public education.