Ex-salesman fined RM50,000 for credit card fraud

Borneo Post

2 days ago

The Kota Kinabalu Court Complex.
KOTA KINABALU (June 4): A former cellphone company salesman was fined a total of RM50,000 by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday after pleading guilty to six charges under the Computer Crimes Act 1997.
Judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim handed down the fines to Mohd Ariffin Rafiuddin, 35, who admitted to all charges under Section 4(1)(a) of the Act. The section provides for a fine of up to RM150,000 or imprisonment of up to 10 years, or both, upon conviction.
For the first and second charges, Mohd Ariffin was fined RM5,000 each, in default 10 days' imprisonment per charge. For the remaining charges, he was fined RM10,000 each, in default 20 days' jail per charge.
Mohd Ariffin, who is currently unemployed, admitted to unauthorized access of a terminal operating system of a credit card under his name with the intent to cheat.
On the first and second counts, he used the system to make payments for two branded smartphones, each worth RM5,999.
On the third count, he committed a similar offence by purchasing two branded gadgets and smartphones worth RM29,095.
The fourth charge involved four branded smartphones valued at RM30,695.
On the fifth count, he made payments for four gadgets worth RM26,996.
On the sixth count, he purchased two gadgets amounting to RM10,398.
All the offences were committed at a shop in a shopping complex here on June 12, 2024.
Mohd Ariffin was represented by counsel Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence.