POLICE have arrested a man and a woman suspected of being mule account holders for syndicates duping people by offering non-existent online part-time jobs, causing losses of RM66,901.

Barat Daya district police chief Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the 43-year-old woman was held in USJ 8 Subang Jaya, Selangor while the 24-year-old man was nabbed in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

He said a team from the Barat Daya Commercial Crime Investigation Division arrested the duo after they were believed to have given their bank cards to be used for criminal activities.

“Investigations also found that the woman and man are involved in separate cases involving different syndicates, although their modus operandi is the same.

“Based on our investigations, the woman suspect became a mule account holder and victims had made several cash transactions into her account totalling RM34,681,” he told Bernama.

Kamarul said the man’s account, meanwhile, was used by the syndicate for victims to transfer cash totalling RM32,220.

He said  police also arrested five other individuals, including two senior citizens, believed to be mule account holders for various fraud syndicates, causing several victims to lose between RM600 and RM4,000.

“The three men and two women, aged between 20 and 70, were arrested separately at several locations on Wednesday,” he said. 

All seven are remanded for further investigations under section 420 of the penal code. – Bernama, December 1, 2023.