TAIPING: Police arrested a bank officer who is suspected of using customers’ personal details to apply for credit cards, which resulted in a loss of RM563,422.
District police chief assistant commissioner Razlam Ab Hamid said the 31-year-old was arrested at his home in Jinjang, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday after police received a report from the bank’s investigation manager on Jan 17.
“The customers suffered a loss of RM563,422 as a result of the use of 18 credit cards whose transactions had been approved without their knowledge.
“Police seized a mobile phone, 16 credit cards belonging to the customers and 15 SIM cards,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Razlam said the bank officer had been remanded for four days until Friday.
The investigation is being carried out under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
The offence carries a maximum imprisonment of 10 years, whipping and a fine upon conviction.
Source: New Straits Times
