PARLIAMENT | The National Scam Response Centre (NCRC) through MCMC and cooperation of telecommunication providers had in January blocked or deactivated 224 numbers suspected of involvement in phone scams.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M Kulasegaran (Harapan-Ipoh Barat) said the NCRC was responding to public complaints and identified 131 numbers that were subsequently blocked, while 93 others were deactivated.