Elderly man fined RM2,500 over 'luggage held at KLIA' con

KUALA LUMPUR: An elderly man who is a former airline technician was fined RM2,500 by an Ampang Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Jan 16) after pleading guilty to defrauding a man by claiming that the latter’s luggage was held up at the KL International Airport (KLIA) last year.

Raja Shahyan Raja Abdullah, 82, allegedly tricked Abdul Khadar Ahmad Ali, 59, into believing that his luggage was stuck at KLIA, prompting the victim to pay RM2,700 for release, a sum the victim would not have parted with had he not been defrauded by the accused.