SIBU: A local woman in her thirties here was detained for using another person’s MyKad to obtain MyKasih financial assistance.
Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the case surfaced after a 50-year-old sales assistant found her RM100 MyKasih card could not be used on Sept 11.
“Checks with MyKasih revealed the card had already been used on September 8 at the same supermarket,” he said on Saturday (Oct 4).
The victim suspected her personal details were misused and lodged a police report.
Police arrested the suspect on September 29 following intelligence gathering and operational work.
Several identity cards belonging to other individuals were also seized.
The woman was charged at the Sibu Magistrates’ Court on October 2 under Regulations 25(1)(o) and 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990.
The charges were for possessing and using another person’s identity card to claim MyKasih benefits.
She pleaded guilty to both charges and was fined RM3,000 for each offence.
Asst Comm Zulkipli urged the public to secure personal documents and report any loss without delay.
He reminded the public to seek advice or report online fraud via the National Scam Response Centre at 997 or the Semak Mule website.
He said updates are available on @CyberCrimeAlertRMP and @JSJKPDRM social media channels.
