Malaysian Indians least likely to be scammed as they ask too many questions: police

About this episode

The episode discusses how Malaysian Indians are less likely to fall for scams due to their tendency to ask many questions, amidst rising online scam statistics in Malaysia.

Being a Malaysian Indian is apparently a good indication that you are unlikely to fall for a scam. Police have found that potential victims from the ethnic group are more than likely to frustrate scammers with a barrage of questions. Malaysians lost an estimated 2.7 billion ringgit (US$684 million) to online scams last year alone, according to data from cybersecurity firm Fortinet Malaysia – a 76 per cent increase from the previous year – as syndicates adopt increasingly sophisticated methods...

Topics covered

• scams
• Malaysian Indians
• cybersecurity
• police
• online fraud

Keywords

• scams
• Malaysian Indians
• Fortinet
• cybersecurity
• police
• online fraud
• ringgit
• victims

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fortinet Malaysia

Places: Malaysia, Malaysian Indians

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