Student held after lending bank account to ‘friend’


KUALA LUMPUR: The parents of a college student were stunned when policemen turned up at their home in Ipoh to arrest their son for allegedly being a mule for a scamming syndicate.

MCA Public Services and Complaints Department chief Datuk Seri Michael Chong said the 19-year-old had lent his bank account to a “friend” he met online to perform fund transfers.

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