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.
Five Chinese nationals were fined RM4,000 each by a magistrate's court in Johor Baru for their involvement in a non-existent goods online scam, according to prosecutors. The individuals – Chenjiang Jun, Cai Zhen Hao, Bian Shaopo, Wang Huayuan, and Leng Qing – all pleaded guilty to the charges before magistrate Atifah Hazimah Wahab.
The conspiracy of cheating buyers through the fake goods scam took place on September 10 at Bay Laurel Country Garden @ Danga Bay. The offense was alleged to be a breach of Section 417 of the Penal Code, with an additional charge under Section 120B(2) of the Penal Code, which carries a possible six-month jail term, fine, or both.
The five were represented by lawyers Muhammad Mohd Nasir and Ahmad Yusri Ahmad Fuad, while Deputy Public Prosecutor Sarah Siti Aisyah Mustapha prosecuted the case.
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