“It is important to stay vigilant and not be fooled by the tactics of scammers, particularly those using social media, to dupe victims,” said Director of Commercial Crime Investigation Department, CP Dato' Sri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.

“The festive season is a golden opportunity for scammers searching for victims.” He said police have not received any reports of such scams so far this year, but the public must not let their guard down.

“There have been numerous cases in the past of people buying goods such as pineapple tarts or biscuits and ending up losing thousands of ringgit from the transactions.

“In other cases, payment was made but the goods were not delivered and the sellers nowhere to be found,” he said.

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