text: [{"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "Johor cops open 22 cases into scams involving RM1.4mil in losses"}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the scammers frighten their victims by telling them they are involved in illegal activities and demand payments to \u2018settle\u2019 the case. (Bernama pic)"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "JOHOR BAHRU: Johor police have opened 22 investigation papers involving online impersonation or phone scams with losses amounting to RM1.43 million over the past week."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the victims were aged between 40 and 60 and worked in various fields."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "He said the victims in three of the cases claimed to have lost more than RM200,000 each after being duped by individuals claiming to be, among others, police officers and bank officers."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "\u201cThe scammers contact the victims and tell them that they are involved in illegal activities and demand payments to \u2018settle\u2019 the case."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "\u201cThe victims only realise they have been duped after they have made the payments and the \u2018officers\u2019 concerned are no longer contactable,\u201d he said in a statement."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "He said 13 investigation papers had also been opened for fraud involving non-existent investment schemes during the same period. The victims, aged between 35 and 80, claimed to have suffered losses amounting to RM808,564."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Man nabbed in Johor after allegedly stabbing girlfriend in KL"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Cops who didn\u2019t vote for PN have jeopardised future generations, claims Hamzah"}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "RM100k minimum price cap for CBU EVs is short-term, market to liberalise, open up after 2025 \u2013 Tengku Zafrul"}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Satu kehilangan besar khasnya rakyat Johor"}]