Driver fined RM4,000 for allowing bank account used in Harum Manis scam
BATU PAHAT: A law firm driver was fined RM4,000 by the magistrate’s court in Yong Peng today for allowing his bank account to be used to receive RM9,989 from a Harum Manis fruit scam.
In Batu Pahat, a law firm driver named Hafizan Raya, 32, received a RM4,000 fine from the magistrate's court for allowing his bank account to be used for a Harum Manis fruit scam. Hafizan pleaded guilty to dishonestly assisting in the transfer of RM9,989 into an account registered under his name, which belonged to a 56-year-old victim.
Magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno also ordered Hafizan to serve nine months in jail if he failed to pay the fine. The offence occurred at Jalan Kundang, Taman Bukit Pasir, on April 30, around 5:50pm. Hafizan paid the fine. The victim had been contacted through the official Harum Manis Facebook page to buy mangoes and complete the transaction via WhatsApp.
Hafizan had previously given his bank account details to a syndicate for a personal loan. Deputy public prosecutor Nur Shazleen Ibrahim prosecuted the case, while Hafizan was represented by lawyer Mohd Razak Sharif.
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