A total of 204 Umrah fraud complaints involving RM3.6mil in losses were reported from January to May 2024, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Hasan.<br /><br />During the Dewan Rakyat Q&A session on Tuesday (Aug 5), he also noted that the Tourism Ministry received 58 complaints of Haj package fraud, with losses exceeding RM600,000.<br /><br />Responding to a question from Zahari Kechik (PN–Jeli), Zulkifli said that in a recent case involving 47 Malaysians scammed by a Haj syndicate, 25 police reports were lodged on June 23, and two individuals were charged in court on July 29 under the Haj Fund Act.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
