Kuala Lampur, May 7 -- Former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad has called on enforcement agencies, particularly the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), to intensify their use of powers under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) in the fight against billion-ringgit online scams.

Responding to a The Star report on May 4 detailing how a business owner was conned out of RM1.8 million in an online investment scam, Dzulkifli warned that such fraud cases are becoming alarmingly frequent and causing heavy losses to Malaysians.

"It is time for enforcement agencies such as the PDRM to utilise their powers under AMLA more efficiently and aggressively.

"The main focus should not just be on arresting ...