LUBOK ANTU: Police have arrested a local man for his suspected involvement in an e-commerce scam that had caused losses of about RM8,000 in a case reported in Klang Utara, Selangor.
The suspect, in his late 20s, was taken into custody by the district’s Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) led by Insp Muhammad Asyraf Azmi Monday (Nov 17).
Lubok Antu police believe that the suspect acted as an account mule by allowing his bank account to be used by a syndicate to receive funds from fraudulent transactions.
In light of this, members of the public are reminded to never hand over their bank accounts, ATM cards or banking details to anyone for any reason.
As doing so would lead to personal information be easily exploited for scams.
Those who act as account mules can be charged under Section 424B of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to seven years, a fine of up to RM100,000, or both, upon conviction.
