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Daily Express
7 days ago
- Daily Express
Three sisters held for using lost ATM card
Published on: Wednesday, August 06, 2025 Published on: Wed, Aug 06, 2025 By: Azmie Lim Text Size: The three sisters detained by police. LAHAD DATU: Police arrested three sisters who are suspected of using an ATM card belonging to other people to buy various items. District Police Chief, ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail said, all three suspects aged between 39 and 44 were detained on Monday by policemen from Commercial Crime Investigation Division. Advertisement He said the arrest was made following a report lodged by the owner of the ATM card after noticing that the card was missing. 'A check with the bank found that the card has been used without the victim's permission at several shopping centres,' he said, adding that the suspects were believed to have bought things using the card and pay using PayWave. Dzulbaharin added that the three sisters are in their custody for further investigation under Section 4(1) of the Computer Crimes Act 1997. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
05-08-2025
- Daily Express
Three sisters detained for using lost ATM card
Published on: Tuesday, August 05, 2025 Published on: Tue, Aug 05, 2025 By: Azmie Lim Text Size: LAHAD DATU: Police here arrested three sisters who were suspected of using an ATM card belonging to other individuals to buy various items. District Police Chief, ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail said, all three suspects aged between 39 to 44 were detained on Monday by Commercial Crime Investigation Division cops. He said the arrest was made following a report lodged by the owner of the ATM card after noticing that the card was missing. "Result of a check with the bank found that the card has been used without the victim's permission at several shopping centre,' he said, adding that the suspects were believed to bought things using the card and pay using PayWave. Dzulbaharin added that the three sisters were currently in their custody for further investigation under Section 4(1) of the Computer Crimes Act 1997. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
05-08-2025
- The Star
Sisters nabbed in Lahad Datu after shopping spree with lost debit card
KOTA KINABALU: What three sisters thought was a "paid" shopping spree turned into a costly lesson when they were arrested for misusing a lost debit card in Lahad Datu. The three women reportedly came across the misplaced card and used it for purchases in several malls around town. Lahad Datu OCPD Asst Comm Dzulbaharin Ismail said on Tuesday (Aug 5) that the owner of the card lodged a report after discovering that the card was missing. The issuing bank then found several transactions made using payWave, and this led to the arrest of the three women, he added. ACP Dzulbaharin said the women are being investigated for unauthorised access to computer material under the Computer Crimes Act 1997. In an unrelated case, two people were detained for providing false information in a MyKad application at the National Registration Department (NRD) in Sandakan on Monday (Aug 4). According to the Sandakan NRD, the first arrest involved a woman suspected of giving false information as the guarantor in an application. The second arrest involved an Indonesian man at the same premises for allegedly using another person's birth certificate as his own to apply for a Malaysian identity card. Both suspects are being investigated under the National Registration Regulations 1990. Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
New Straits Times
05-08-2025
- New Straits Times
Three sisters arrested for using lost ATM card in shopping spree
LAHAD DATU: Three sisters were arrested by police yesterday for allegedly using a lost automated teller machine (ATM) card belonging to someone else to go on a shopping spree. It is learnt that the women made contactless payment transactions at several premises around the district using the card, which did not belong to them. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Dzulbaharin Ismail said the arrests were made following a report lodged by the owner of the lost card. "The victim lodged a police report after realising their ATM card was missing. "A check with the bank showed that the card had been used without permission at several shopping centres. "Further investigation led to the arrest of three suspects, who are siblings," he said in a media statement today. He added that all three suspects were arrested to assist in the investigation. The case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Computer Crimes Act 1997.
New Straits Times
23-07-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Saifuddin: 46,086 cybercrime cases probed last year
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 46,086 investigation papers were opened last year in connection with various cyber-related offences, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the cases were investigated under several key laws, including the Computer Crimes Act 1997, Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, and the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. "Of the total, the prosecution rate reached 49 per cent," he said in response to Chong Zhemin (PH–Kampar), who inquired about the number of reported cybercrime cases in 2024 and the measures taken by the ministry to enhance public digital security. Saifuddin added, "Although from the police's perspective, we feel the investigation papers are yielding results, the public's expectations are higher." Meanwhile, on the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC), now operating under the direct leadership of the police, Saifuddin said the centre would operate 24/7. "Previously, there were complaints about the NSRC's limited operating hours, even though scams can happen at any time. Therefore, we will now operate around the clock, seven days a week. "Currently, we receive an average of 500 scam-related calls daily, and this trend is increasing — so we must respond accordingly." He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had agreed for the Public Service Department to consider approving 139 new positions to strengthen the NSRC. The NSRC is a joint initiative between the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre, the police, Bank Negara Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, financial institutions, and the telecommunications industry.
