KUANTAN: A trader pleaded not guilty in two Magistrate’s Courts here on Tuesday (April 14) to six charges of deceiving individuals through non-existent investment schemes involving a total of RM14,250 last year.
Three of the charges were read out to Nursafuraa Hamzah, 41, before Magistrate Tengku Eliana Tuan Kamaruzaman.
For the three charges, she was charged with deceiving a trader at a café in Gambang by offering a non-existent investment scheme, prompting payments ranging between RM1,750 and RM3,900 into a bank account under her name between Oct 23 and Nov 24, 2025.
The charges were framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of between one and 10 years, whipping, and a fine upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Nabila Huda Jasmani proposed bail of RM30,000 for the three charges, but defence counsel Aiman As'ad Mohd Ghani sought a lower amount, citing the accused’s monthly income of RM2,000 to RM3,000 and her responsibility for two children.
The court set bail at RM6,500 with one surety and fixed May 13 for mention for the submission of documents.
In a separate proceeding before Magistrate Ellyna Othman, Nursafuraa faced three additional charges involving the same victim and location.
She is accused of deceiving the trader into depositing between RM1,900 and RM3,000 into her bank account between Sept 18 and 21, 2025.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhammad Najmi Zaki Amer Suhaimi proposed bail of RM15,000 for these charges, while the defence made a similar plea for reduction.
The court set bail at RM9,000 with one surety and likewise fixed May 13 for the submission of documents. — Bernama
