Our group aims to raise awareness and educate the public, especially the elderly in protecting themselves from fraud. This is because the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) in Bukit Aman, in 2019 to June 2021, has recorded a total of 5,527 cases of ‘Macau Scam’ and the total loss amounted to RM327.9 million. Of the 5,535 victims involved, the group aged 51 years and above has recorded the highest number of 1,621 people (29.3%). The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) says that the elderly are more likely to fall victim to the ‘Macau Scam’ due to the lack of up-to-date knowledge on the development of new fraud cases. In early 2021, a 74 -year -old retired teacher was the victim of a ‘Macau Scam’ and suffered a loss of RM1 million. Therefore, the first webinar of this project is to address the problem of fraud involving the increasingly serious seniors.

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Apart from the ‘Macau Scam’, senior citizens are also victims of the ‘Love Scam’ and bank impostor scams. For example, in March, a 63-year-old woman suffered a loss of RM 3.9 million in a 'Love Scam'. The victim trusted a Korean man after he sent a picture of his face to the victim and persuaded the victim to make a bank transaction to help him overcome life’s difficulties.

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In addition, in September 2021, an elderly man was the victim of a bank impostor scam. The victim has suffered a loss of RM48,430. The victim received a phone call from a man claiming to be a National Bank Officer. The National Bank official told the victim that his credit card and bank account had been misused. The victim believed his story and had complied with the Officer’s instructions to transfer the cash to the given account.