SOCSO Paid Out RM30 Million Fraud Claim

The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has over the years paid out more than RM30 million in false claims to its members, due to unscrupulous middlemen and agents claiming to represent the organisation.

It has to date identified 415 fraudulent claims made through these middleman and agents.
Socso have so far recovered RM26 million from these syndicates, which usually employ middlemen to carry out their scheme. The common modus operandi used to make false claims included falsifying medical reports, altering medical reports, switching patients during medical assessments and providing false information on accidents that occur outside working hours.

Most of the fraudulent claims identified by our internal Anti-Fraud Department and the authorities involved long term pay-outs for permanent disability and invalidity pension.