Scammers hinge their modus operandi on two key emotions: fear and greed. Once they’ve tapped into those emotions, they’re almost guaranteed to succeed.
However, this can all be unraveled if the intended victim decides to not fall for the bait immediately but instead wear scammers out by flooding them with endless questions.
‘Kill’ them with questions?
According to Penang Commercial Crime Investigation Department deputy chief DSP Pang Meng Tuck, he said out of all ethnic groups, Malaysian Indians are the least likely to fall for scams.
Why? Simply because they ask scammers so many questions that it becomes too hard for scammers to handle.
Say a scammer tries to convince an Indian victim of a kidnapping that has never happened. The victim will ask: Who was kidnapped? Where? When? Why?
“The questions keep coming until the scammer just gives up and moves on.”
Statistics by the department seemed to support Pang’s statement, where it showed that Malaysian Chinese topped the list with 2,299 scam victims, while Malaysian Indians only recorded 381 victims.
Women susceptible to romance parcel scams
Meanwhile, Pang said a total of 57 women became victims of romance parcel scams throughout 2024, while 17 male victims were recorded.
He added that the gap may be due to men’s innate fear of reporting it to police out of embarrassment.
So, if there’s one thing we can learn from fellow Malaysian Indians, it’d be to always ask till you get the answers!
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