BENTONG: Police arrested eight people, including three women, on suspicion of “leasing” out their bank accounts to be used by online scammers.
District police chief Superintendent Zaiham Mohd Kahar said the suspects, aged between 20 and 30, were rounded up in several states during an Ops Kesan operation on Tuesday.
“Based on police reports lodged by the victims here, the district Commercial Criminal Investigation Division had tracked down the eight suspects who acted as ‘account mules’ before arresting them in Perak, Kedah and Penang.
“Initial investigations revealed that all the suspects had their accounts used in cybercrime cases.
“They have been remanded till Feb 25 for investigations under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement today.
Zaiham reminded the public not to be easily duped by offers from individuals or syndicates of money in return for allowing their bank accounts to be used or given to third parties.
“Never provide bank cards or account numbers to unknown individuals or third parties. These third parties can use such information for criminal purposes,” he said.
He advised the public to visit http://ccid.rmp.gov.my/semakmule to avoid from falling victim to online scams.-NST