Kuala Lumpur, April 19 -- Online fraud involving e-finance crimes, love scams, e-commerce, telecommunications, loans, and non-existent investments rose between 1.6% and 19.8% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the last quarter of last year, Acting Director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) has reported. According to Rohaimi, the country recorded 12,110 online fraud cases with a total loss up to 573 million MYR (130 million USD). E-commerce crime cases saw the highest increase of 19.8% with 2,535 cases, followed by telecommunications crime at 17.1%, involving 5,214 cases. Rohaimi attributed the rise in e-commerce crime to the increase of online purchasing activities, especially during the Aidilfitri c...