BALIK PULAU, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Police arrested four individuals, including a senior citizen believed to be mule account holders of several scam syndicates, which saw victims suffering losses of RM161,856.76
Barat Daya District Police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the two men and two women, aged 36 to 75, were detained in several locations in the state by the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID).
"In the first case, police arrested a 75-year-old woman for being a mule account holder of a fraud syndicate which deceived victims via a 'phone scam' by impersonating Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and police officers. Based on investigations, it was found the victim had made eight online transactions to three different bank accounts, including the senior citizen’s, amounting to RM88,900," he told Bernama today.
He said in the second case, police caught a 43-year-old man for allowing his bank account to be used as a mule account for a fraud syndicate that deceived victims in non-existent online investments linked to a police report in Bayan Lepas. The victim had made 16 online transactions to different bank accounts, including the arrested man, amounting to RM42,956.76.
Kamarul Rizal said the third case involved a 43-year-old man who was a mule account holder for a "phone scam" syndicate impersonating Telekom Malaysia officials and police officers. The 37-year-old victim, a clerk, gave her banking username and password to the syndicate. Later, on checking, she found her money in the bank reduced by RM25,000.
He said the fourth case involved the arrest of a 36-year-old woman for deceiving a victim in a transaction involving an online car purchase in Bayan Lepas. The victim had made several transactions to the suspect's bank account amounting to RM5,000.
He said all four suspects have been remanded for further investigation, including to detect the network of fraud syndicates involved. Their cases are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for fraud.
-- BERNAMA
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