BALIK PULAU: The police arrested a local man who is believed to be a mule account holder for a fraud syndicate, causing the victim to lose RM97,000, in an incident in Balik Pulau recently.
Barat Daya district police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said that the 25-year-old man was arrested here by a police team from the Commercial Crime Investigation Division on Thursday as a result of a public tip-off and intelligence.
"The man is believed to be a mule account holder for a fraud syndicate that deceived the victim by impersonating Pos Laju employee and a police officer.
"Based on the investigation, the victim made six transactions online to a bank account amounting to RM97,000 before realising that he had become a victim of a fraud syndicate and lodged a police report,” he said when contacted by Bernama on Sunday (Feb 18).
He said the man was remanded for further investigation and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. - Bernama
