Fahmi: Take anti-scam campaigns to rural, remote areas
KUALA LUMPUR: Anti-scam awareness campaigns must be expanded to rural and remote areas as wider internet access also gives scammers more opportunities to target communities, said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.
Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil has urged the expansion of anti-scam awareness campaigns to rural and remote areas due to the ease with which scammers can now target communities through wider internet access. According to Fahmi, scammers can now target people in remote areas without leaving their workplaces. He emphasized the importance of taking the programme to town halls and meeting with villages, as not everyone can attend the hotel-based forums or awareness campaigns.
Fahmi highlighted that while wider internet access, including 5G, has become cheap and widely available, it does not guarantee a safer digital environment. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has requested the removal of 476,516 pieces of content since January 1, including 128,312 related to scams, with 67,115 of these scam-related posts on Facebook and 50,642 on TikTok. Scam cases can lead to significant financial losses and psychological effects for victims.
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