BALIK PULAU: Police have arrested two women suspected to be mule account holders in a fraud syndicate that resulted in victims losing RM 27,000.
Southwest district police chief Superintendent Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the duo, aged 24 and 44, were arrested at the Bayan Lepas police station, here, on Thursday after they came to assist in investigations into the case.
He said initial investigations found that the 44-year-old woman was the mule account holder for non-existent online investment deals through the Telegram application, while the second woman had links to an RM6,000 online loan fraud.
When contacted by Bernama today, he said the two women were remanded to assist in the investigation, and were investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
A mule account holder is an individual who hands over an automated teller machine card and the card's pin number to another individual for criminal purposes.
Meanwhile, Kamarul Rizal said the police seized four motorcycles in accordance with Section 64(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, in addition to issuing 34 summonses for various traffic offences in the Op Samseng Jalanan conducted around Bayan Lepas early this morning. --BERNAMA