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PUTRAJAYA – A former telecommunication company customer service head has been remanded for five days starting today to facilitate an investigation into a corruption case involving an SMS fraud syndicate.
17 individuals, including two with the Datuk title, have been remanded since November 10 for suspected involvement in the case.
The remand order until November 22 was issued by magistrate Siti Roslizawati Mohd Zanin here after allowing an application from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today.
According to an MACC source, the 46-year-old woman was arrested at anti-graft body's headquarters about 11pm yesterday after giving her statement.
The remanded individuals allegedly offered and accepted bribes to obtain personal information of prepaid customers.
The telephone numbers obtained were then said to be used by a content provider fraud syndicate, which would charge subscriptions via SMS to unsuspecting customers, the source said.
The case is being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama, November 18, 2020
