A Kuantan factory worker was fined RM10,000 for allowing another person to control his bank account, which was used to receive scam funds.
KUANTAN: A factory operator was fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to giving control of his bank account to another person without lawful authority.
Judge Sazlina Safie imposed the fine on Chong Chin Jong, 33, with a default sentence of two months’ imprisonment.
The single man was charged under Section 424B of the Penal Code. The offence was committed at a house in Lorong Seri Teruntum 21 between the night of March 12 and the morning of March 13 last year.
The charge carries a minimum fine of RM10,000 and a maximum of RM100,000, or imprisonment between one and seven years upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Wan Nurul Izzati Wan Mohammad Zahari prosecuted the case. Chong was represented by lawyer Mohd Shuhairil Ziqrul Sapi.
According to the case facts, a scam victim transferred a total of RM195,000 into Chong’s account on March 12 and 13 last year.
The victim had been communicating with a woman named Jess Aisyah on Facebook about a stock investment via an app called Quantum. After being persuaded to invest more but lacking capital, the victim tried to withdraw her money.
She only realised it was a scam when the suspect gave various excuses to prevent the return of her funds.
