According to police, individuals of Malaysian Indian descent are less likely to fall victim to scams because they tend to thoroughly question suspicious activities. This comes as Malaysia lost an estimated 2.7 billion ringgit to online fraud last year.

Being a Malaysian Indian is apparently a good indication that you are unlikely to fall for a scam. Police have found that potential victims from the ethnic group are more than likely to frustrate scammers with a barrage of questions. Malaysians lost an estimated 2.7 billion ringgit (US$684 million) to online scams last year alone, according to data from cybersecurity firm Fortinet Malaysia – a 76 per cent increase from the previous year – as syndicates adopt increasingly sophisticated methods...