MUAR, Jan 11 (Bernama) -- Police arrested nine individuals in an integrated operation yesterday for allegedly acting as mule account holders in online fraud cases involving losses exceeding RM781,000.
Muar District Police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the suspects had provided their ATM cards and banking details to fraud syndicates, which then used the accounts to receive money from victims.
He said all the suspects were locals, comprising seven men and two women, aged between 24 and 59.
“Preliminary investigations found that the syndicates used the nine mule accounts for online fraud activities carried out between Dec 2024 and Oct 2025.
“The cases are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, and police are currently conducting further investigations to track down the network of syndicates involved,” he said in a statement today.
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