More than 80,000 bank accounts in China that are leased to fraudulent groups. You can check online before making payments
According to Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department Director Datuk Zainuddin in a previous interview with Bernama, as of October 2020, there are more than 80,000 bank accounts in the country that have been identified by the police as being used by criminal groups to conduct fraudulent activities. In 2019, a total of 18,130 bank accounts were frozen due to fraudulent activities. As of October 2020, 16,429 bank accounts were frozen.
Unscrupulous groups usually publish commercial advertisements on social media, renting money to bank accounts and ATM cards at prices ranging from RM200 to RM2,000. The people, because of their immediate interests, sell or rent their personal bank accounts and ATM cards to these illegal groups, indirectly assisting illegal groups in fraudulent activities.
In 2019, a total of 6,409 people were charged in court for lending bank accounts to illegal groups. As of October 2020, 3,176 people were charged in court for committing the same mistake. In view of this, the National Commercial Crime Investigation Department has previously set up a search engine web page for the public to inquire whether the bank account number is involved in crimes and avoid falling into the trap of fraud.
This website is intended for the public to inquire about online fraud or any reported bank account, to prevent people from being deceived when conducting electronic transactions. Before sending money to the other party, please remember to check it online, enter the other party’s bank account number or phone number, and click to check to see if the other party has been involved in any fraud cases.
Website: https://ccid.rmp.gov.my/semakmule/
In addition, the police has also launched a mobile app for this, making it easier for users to inquire through the mobile app.
Check Scammers CCID: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ccid.ccis2020
But I still want to remind you that even if the other party is not included in this list, it does not mean that the other party is not a scammer, or it just has not been reported.