KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a salesman RM500 in default 10 days’ jail for illegally having RM9,500 in his bank account after renting his ATM card out to another man.
Mohd Ikhmal Arshad, 27, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar to a charge under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offences Ordinance 1958.
Upon conviction, an offender can be sentenced to three months in jail or a fine of RM500 under the section.
Ikhmal illegally had a sum of RM9,500 in his personal account after receiving the money from Taman STC Mile 5, around 1.45pm on July 21 last year.
Based on the facts of the case, the victim could not log into his online banking application and subsequently contacted the customer service to no avail.
The victim then sent an email to the bank to reset his online bank account PIN.
After successfully logging in, the victim found three suspicious transactions had been made without his knowledge and thereafter filed a police report.
Investigation found that the victim’s money amounting to RM9,500 had been transferred to Ikhmal’s account.
Ikhmal admitted that he had dealt with a man named Faizal on Facebook after he responded to an advertisement regarding renting out a bank card.
Insp Merylene Lindan Andrew Mang prosecuted the case while Ikhmal was not represented by counsel.
