The civil servants literacy level on financial scam: a case study of financial scam among Yayasan Sarawak Kuching staff / Ismallia Bohari

Monetary losses and trauma always be the consequences experienced by the victims of Financial Scam activities. Financial Scam is a serious problem everyone regardless the age, gender, position, career and title. All are exposed to this unethical act daily. In order to curb this act and prevent more monetary losses, enforcement agencies needs to educate the public effectively. Public members’ literacy levels on Financial Scam need to be enhanced as it will be one of the weapon to combat this activity. The research is focused on the indentifying the literacy level of government agencies staff on Financial Scam by focusing on their knowledge and awareness level. Descriptive study using questionnaire was applied. 50 respondents from Yayasan Sarawak Kuching were selected for study after initial screening. So far not many researches have been done on this area and no study to date has comprehended the level of literacy on financial scam among the staff of Yayasan Sarawak Kuching. Findings have shown that more than half of the respondents know and aware of the scam activities surrounding them. Most of the respondents also know who the enforcement agencies are and also where to get the information on the scam activities. It was recommended that enforcement agencies to conduct awareness programs aggressively and also to supply as many as possible all the brochures, leaflets and information via various modes.