Five Chinese nationals fined RM4,000 each over non-existent goods scam
JOHOR BARU: Five Chinese nationals were fined RM4,000 each by the magistrate's court here today after pleading guilty to conspiring to cheat buyers through an online scam involving non-existent goods.
The five – Chenjiang Jun, 35; Cai Zhen Hao, 28; Bian Shaopo, 39; Wang Huayuan, 30; and Leng Qing, 26 – entered their pleas before magistrate Atifah Hazimah Wahab.
They were jointly charged with conspiring to commit the offence on Sept 10 at Bay Laurel Country Garden @ Danga Bay here.
The charge alleged that they had agreed to carry out an illegal online sales scam involving non-existent goods, an offence under Section 417 of the Penal Code.
They were also charged under Section 120B(2) of the Penal Code, read with Section 34, which provides for a maximum six-month jail term, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Sarah Siti Aisyah Mustapha prosecuted, while the accused were represented by lawyers Muhammad Mohd Nasir and Ahmad Yusri Ahmad Fuad.
After hearing their pleas, Atifah imposed a RM4,000 fine on each accused.
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