In Kota Samarahan, bank officer gets four more cheating charges totalling RM500,000

KOTA SAMARAHAN (Jan 8): A 31-year-old bank officer, who was on Tuesday charged in Kuching with three counts of cheating three individuals, has been slapped with another four charges of cheating four others to the tune of RM500,000 at the Sessions Court here.

The woman pleaded not guilty before Judge Shafiza Abdul Razak Tready to the four charges framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

The Section provides for imprisonment of between one and 10 years, and with caning, as well as a possible fine upon conviction.

The court then released her on undeposited bail of RM25,000 with two sureties for each charge, as well as fixed Feb 11 for pre-trial case management.

She was also ordered to surrender her passport and report to the nearest police station once a month.

According to the charge, the bank officer allegedly deceived the four victims with a non-existent bank investment product, involving sums of RM50,000, RM50,000, RM200,000, and RM200,000 respectively, in September and August 2025.

Mohd Fadzri Azham Zainudin appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented counsel Shemira Adzhaar.

To date, the woman has been charged with 11 counts of the same offence in Kuching and Kota Samarahan.

On Tuesday, she was charged with cheating three individuals of a total of RM600,000, together with her colleagues – a 27-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman.

Last month, they were previously charged together with cheating a 61-year-old woman out of RM16,000.