SIBU: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local woman RM6,000 for possessing and using another person’s MyKad to claim financial aid under the MyKasih programme.
Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the woman, in her 30s, pleaded guilty to two charges under Regulations 25(1)(O) and 25(1)(E) of the National Registration Regulations 1990.
She was fined RM3,000 for each count.
He stated that the case began after a woman in her 50s, who works as a sales assistant, lodged a police report on Sept 12 upon discovering that her MyKad had been used without consent.
“The victim had gone to a supermarket on Sept 11 to make a RM100 purchase using her MyKasih IC, but the transaction failed due to insufficient balance.
“Checks with the MyKasih operator confirmed that her MyKad had already been used three days earlier, on Sept 8, at the same premises,” he said.
Acting on gathered intelligence, the Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) arrested the suspect on Sept 29 and seized another person’s MyKad found in her possession.
In light of this, Zulkipli advised the public to safeguard their identification documents and immediately report any loss to the authorities.
“For advice or information on online scams, contact the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) at 997 or follow the Facebook pages @CyberCrimeAlertRMP and @JSJKPDRM.
“Members of the public can also verify suspicious bank accounts and phone numbers via http://ccid.rmp.gov.my/semakmule/,” he said.
