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  By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI PETALING JAYA: Malaysian scam victims lost an average of US$1,035 per person last year, the second highest in South East Asia after Singapore, according to a new study by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (Gasa). Its State of Scams in South East Asia 2025 report found that Singaporeans recorded the biggest losses, averaging US$2,132 per victim in 2024, followed by Malaysia and Thailand at US$354. Across the region, an estimated US$23.6bil was stolen by scammers, or an average of US$660 lost per adult. “Over one-fifth or 22% of South East Asian adults have had money stolen by scammers in 2024,” Gasa managing director Jorij Abraham said in the report. Malaysia ranked highest in the region in terms of scam prevalence, with 32% of its adults losing money to scams, followed by the Philippines (31%) and Singapore (21%). The study also revealed that Malaysians were most often tricked into transferring funds directly, with 55% ...

By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI PETALING JAYA : Singaporean scam victims lost an average of US$2,132 per person last year, the highest in South East Asia, according to a new study by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (Gasa). Its State of Scams in South East Asia 2025 report put Malaysia in second place with losses averaging US$1,035 per person, followed by Thailand at US$354. Across the region, an estimated US$23.6bil was stolen by scammers, or an average of US$660 lost per adult. “Over one-fifth or 22% of South East Asian adults have had money stolen by scammers in 2024,” Gasa managing director Jorij Abraham said in the report. Malaysia ranked highest in the region in terms of scam prevalence, with 32% of its adults losing money to scams, followed by the Philippines (31%) and Singapore (21%).   The study also revealed that Malaysians were most often tricked into transferring funds directly, with 55% of victims using bank transfers.  Another 22% pai...

By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI  PETALING JAYA: Malaysians lost an average of US$1,035 (RM4,967.60) per person to scams last year, the second-highest in Southeast Asia after Singapore, according to a new study by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (Gasa). Its State of Scams in Southeast Asia 2025 report found that Singaporeans recorded the biggest losses, averaging US$2,132 per victim in 2024, followed by Malaysia and Thailand at US$354. Across the region, an estimated US$23.6bil was stolen by scammers, or an average of US$660 lost per adult.   “Over one-fifth or 22% of Southeast Asian adults have had money stolen by scammers in 2024,” Gasa managing director Jorij Abraham said in the report. Malaysia ranked highest in the region in terms of prevalence, with 32% of its adults losing money to scams, followed by the Philippines (31%) and Singapore (21%). The study also revealed that Malaysians were most often tricked into transferring funds directly, w...