Raid in Bau sees two mule account, phone scam suspects arrested

KUCHING (Feb 23): Police arrested two men for allegedly operating mule accounts and phone scams during a raid in Bau on Sunday afternoon.

Bau police chief Supt Mohd Haide A Rahman said one of the suspects is in his late 40s, while the other is in his early 30s.

“The suspects allegedly operated mule accounts in an e-commerce case involving losses of RM5,600, as well as were involved in phone scams with losses worth RM10,000,” he said in a statement.

Mohd Haide added individuals with mule accounts can be charged under Section 424B of the Penal Code.

Section 424B addresses the provision of possession or control of a payment instrument or account in a financial institution to any other person without lawful authority or legitimate purpose.

Under this Section, anyone who, directly or indirectly, without lawful authority or legitimate purpose, gives possession or control over their payment instrument or account in a financial institution to any other person, can be fined between RM10,000 and RM100,000, or imprisoned between one and seven years, or both.