KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested a woman whose bank account was used to receive money in connection with a gold scam.
Beaufort OCPD Supt Champin Piuh said the suspect was arrested during Ops Kesan Khas here as she was the owner of a bank account used to receive payments.
He said investigations found that the woman had handed over her automated teller machine (ATM) card and password to a man known as "Ah Cai."
"The suspect claimed the man told her that her card was needed to obtain approval for a loan.
"She later realised that her bank account had been frozen and claimed she was unaware that the account was being used for fraudulent activities," he said in a statement here on Monday (Aug 24).
Supt Champin advised the public not to hand over their ATM cards and passwords or allow their bank accounts to be used by others.
