LUBOK ANTU: Police arrested a local man yesterday (Oct 7) for allegedly acting as a money mule in an online fraud case.
The suspect, in his early 40s, is believed to be invovled in the case reported in Negeri Sembilan and incurred losses of around RM1,250.
The arrest was made by a police team led by Lubok Antu Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) chief Insp Muhammad Asyraf Azmi at around 2 pm.
Lubok Antu district police headquarters (IPD) issued a reminder that allowing one’s bank account to be used by others — whether by lending, renting, or acting as a ‘runner’ to withdraw money using another person’s ATM card — constitutes a criminal offence.
Those involved can be prosecuted under Sections 424A, 424B, 424C(1) and 424C(2) of the Penal Code.
Upon conviction, the offences provides for hefty fines, or imprisonment of up to 10 years, or both.
