SIBU, March 24: A bank account mule has been fined RM500 in default seven-days’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court today for unlawfully obtaining RM20,000 from an investment scam.
The accused, Ruben Nair Veloo, 32, of Skudai, Johor pleaded guilty under Section 37 (1) of the Sarawak Minor Offence Act 1958.
According to the brief facts of the case which was read before Magistrate Punita Sivaraji, sometime in May 2021, the 36-year-old female complainant befriended a man in an smartphone app called Partying.
Both the suspect and the victim from Jalan Belatok after that contacted each other through WhatsApp.
The suspect managed to convince her to join an investment scheme which promised high returns.
She made seven transactions totaling RM118,000 to six different bank accounts from June 6 to 17, 2021.
After that she was told that she had gained profit but she had to pay another 20 per cent so as to be able to claim the profit.
She realised that she had been cheated and lodged a police report.
Police investigation revealed that RM20,000 of the victim’s money was in the accused’s account. — DayakDaily
