KUCHING: A hairdresser was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here for illegally possessing money in his personal account amounting to RM8,150 today (20 Oct).
Accused Phoo Yoke Kee, 33, pleaded guilty to three charges under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offence Ordinance 1958 which was read before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.
According to all the charges, he was charged for receiving money into his personal CIMB bank account three times in stages, namely the first transaction of RM4,150, RM3,000 (the second transaction) and RM1,000 for the third transaction, which was entered by the 45-year-old male victim.
The money transaction in phases were carried out at CIMB branch at Jalan Bukit Mata on 5 July 2017.
Syarifah Fatimah imposed a fine of RM500 in default of ten days in jail for each charge against Phoo.
According to the facts of the case, the victim was attracted by an advertisement on the social networking site Facebook and applied for a loan of RM150,000.
The victim then made several transactions to the accused’s account number for the purpose of deposit and insurance payments.
However, the victim never received the loan.
The prosecution of the case was handled by Prosecuting Officer Inspector Mohd Adzmei Ahmad while the accused was not represented by a lawyer.
