KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested two individuals believed to be key members of a syndicate involved in purchasing automated teller machine (ATM) bank cards for fraudulent activities, according to Kota Kinabalu City police chief Asst Comm Kasim Muda.
The arrests, made at around 7.30pm on March 6, led to the seizure of 10 ATM cards belonging to other people.
ACP Kasim explained that the syndicate bought the ATM cards for amounts ranging from RM500 to RM1,000 without the original owners' knowledge.
In a statement on Tuesday (March 11), he noted that investigations are ongoing for cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code and for complicity under Section 120B.
He added that police have so far arrested 21 individuals in three separate raids over the past five months in connection to the syndicate's activities.
"We have also seized 125 ATM cards from various financial institutions, and all the arrests are being investigated for cheating," he said.
Kasim advised the public against selling, renting, or handing over personal ATM cards to any individual or party, as they could be used for fraudulent activities without the owner's knowledge.
