(以上照片蔡炎壮（左起）、苏菲安、王宝荣、黎辉蛟和张庆达展示反网络诈骗海报。） 槟城1日讯 – 东北县警区主任苏菲安助理总监感叹，网络诈骗案件及手段层出不穷，连警员也受骗！ 他说，网络诈骗的受害者来自各领域及各背景，无论是家庭主妇、教授、教师，“甚至每天都在处理各项罪案的‘我的人’，也就是警员，居然也受骗”。 “诈骗集团每天都在想出新诈骗伎俩，欺骗民众，而警方将继续加强觉醒活动，提醒民众勿受骗。” 苏菲安说，很多人明知道是骗局，但仍因贪婪而上当。 “有人通过网络向人借钱，要借1万令吉，但要先付3万令吉，这不合逻辑。” 他今日出席网络诈骗醒觉活动时，这么指出。 苏菲安说，根据东北县网络诈骗投报数据，警方在2021年接获5228宗投报，2022年收到5861宗投报。 “今年1至4月，警方已收到1861宗投报，与2022年同期增加100宗。” 他说，今年收到最多的诈骗投报案例是网络买卖，澳门骗局和招工作骗局也不少。 他相信，警方将不放弃地，持续与非政府组织联办反诈骗活动醒觉活动，让更多人醒觉。 此活动由马来西亚防范罪案基金会、国际狮子会308 B2区及警方联办。 出席者包括马来西亚防范罪案基金会槟城分会主席王宝荣、东北县主任蔡炎壮、国际狮子会308 B2区总监黎辉蛟及第二专区主席张庆达等。 This article first appeared on ChinaPress. Photos from this article were taken from ChinaPress.

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