KUCHING: A local man who rented out his ATM bank card for online fraud activities was fined RM2,000 in default one month’s imprisonment for illegally having RM2,083 in his personal account.
Abdul Fareezal Rajesh, 28, from Samariang, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi, Tuesday (March 28).
He received RM2,083 into his personal bank account from a bank in Jalan Satok, at about 3.25pm on Nov 10, 2022.
According to the facts of the case, the victim in this case had received an email to press a link on m2u@maybank.com.my for the purpose of updating.
After providing the required information, the money in the victim’s account underwent ten transactions to two different account owners, with one transaction under the name of Abdul Fareezal Rajesh and nine under Mohd Khairul Fitri who is still at large.
Altogether the victim suffered a loss of RM46,083. The prosecution of the case was handled by Prosecuting Officer Inspector Nur Syafiqa Nyaie Ilin.
