PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detected another 1,638 companies suspected of being involved in submitting false claims to obtain incentives under the Social Security Organisation’s (SOCSO) Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Programme, involving an estimated loss of RM45 million.
MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman said the investigation is currently focused on 143 companies identified as having submitted false claims worth approximately RM9 million, before expanding to the remaining companies detected through intelligence and investigation.
“There is no time limit set for the investigation process. We do not need to rush and we are not chasing time. We (MACC) want to complete the investigation based on the cooperation we receive from SOCSO, not only at the headquarters but in the states.
“So what that means is that when we get good cooperation and when the investigation is completed, we will begin prosecution,” he said at a special press conference here today.
He said Ops Daya, which was launched on June 9, was an integrated operation between MACC and SOCSO to investigate irregularities in Daya Kerjaya 2.0 incentive claims.
Abdul Halim said 63 investigation papers had been opened, with 97 individuals comprising 86 company owners and 11 agents arrested as of last Tuesday to assist in the investigation.
According to him, of the total, 77 individuals were remanded and his party recorded statements from 577 individuals.
“A total of 36 company bank accounts worth RM463,076 were frozen and movable property such as gold, cash and various valuables estimated at RM74,198 were seized in the operation,” he said.
Abdul Halim said the modus operandi identified was that individual data was misused for incentive claims, one-off consolation prizes were given to employees even though full claims had been made, and information about people with disabilities (OKU) was used for payments to other parties.
He said the investigation found that the irregularities occurred between 2024 and 2025 when several companies were believed to have submitted false claims by declaring employees who were not working at their companies for the purpose of obtaining government employment incentives.
SOCSO Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said that as of yesterday, his office had managed to recover RM1.26 million from employers who admitted to committing fraud in the Daya Kerjaya 2.0 Programme application.
On June 9, MACC arrested 73 individuals, consisting of 48 men and 25 women aged between 20 and 70, who acted as agents and company owners throughout the country, except Perlis, on suspicion of being involved in a syndicate forging Daya Kerjaya 2.0 incentive claims involving a value of approximately RM9 million.
Initial investigations found that all the suspects were suspected of committing the act between 2024 and 2025, by making false claims involving government employment assistance of RM1,500 per month for six months for each worker employed by private sector employers and government-linked companies (GLCs).
— BERNAMA
