Petaling Jaya, 19th January 2026 - Facebook marketplace has been identified as frequently used platform by individuals posing as property agents to dupe victims, with most cases involving bogus real estate agents.
Director of Commercial Crime Investigation Department, CP Dato’ Rusdi Mohd Isa said, statistics showed a significant rise in property agent-related scams since 2023 with total losses amounting to RM6.49 million.
"In 2023, 10 cases were recorded involving losses of RM240,287. This increased to 18 cases in 2024 with losses totalling RM1.14 million while in 2025, 24 cases were reported with losses amounting to RM5.1 million," he said in an interview recently.
Overall, a total of 52 property agent scam cases were recorded over the three-year period, he added.
Dato’ Rusdi said 15 suspects were arrested in 2023, followed by 10 arrests in 2024 and four arrests in 2025.
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