KUALA LUMPUR (XINHUA) – Malaysia’s online crime cases surge 35.5 per cent year-on-year to 34,532 in 2023, official data showed yesterday.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that e-commerce crime was the highest contributor to online crime in 2023, at 33.2 per cent of all the cases.
In the six categories listed under the online crime in the Southeast Asian country, it was followed by telecommunication crime (30 per cent), non-existent investments (15.6 per cent), non-existent loans (12.3 per cent), e-finance (6.1 per cent) and love scams (2.7 per cent).
In the love scam cases reported in 2023, females accounted for 78.2 per cent of the total victims.
Victims aged 41 to 50 recorded the highest percentage by age group, with 24.3 per cent, the data showed.
