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Mule Account Holders Must Be Prepared for Consequences

Aug 15, 2024

People, including students, should prepare for the consequences, if they allow their bank accounts to be used by scammers.  

Bukit Aman’s Commercial Crimes chief said this, after his department detected over 200 thousand mule account holders nationwide.  

Some of them are students, who willingly sell their bank accounts and ATM cards to scammers for between RM500 to RM1,000. 

Recently, the govt tabled proposed amendments to increase the penalties for mule account holders.  

Those convicted will face a maximum penalty of up to seven years in jail, and a fine of between RM10,000 and RM100,000. 

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The suspect accused of pushing his wife into a ravine along the East West Highway recently will be charged in court tomorrow.  

According to the Perak police chief, he will face charges of attempted murder and criminal intimidation.  

According to earlier, reports the couple had an argument while they were driving along the highway. 

The suspect allegedly pulled the victim out of the car and pushed her down the ravine during a physical altercation, leaving her with injuries including a fractured spine.  

She managed to crawl back up to the road, where she was rescued by passersby. 

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A court in Melaka has slapped a RM60,000 fine on a woman over her illegal dental clinic. 

The 25-year-old woman was accused of providing dental services despite not being a registered practitioner, and for operating a dental clinic illegally. 

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The Transport Ministry says the final report into the Bandar Elmina plane crash will be released by the end of the week, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the tragedy. 

10 people died in the crash, including two victims on the ground.