KL woman fined RM24,000 over fraudulent transfer of retiree’s RM1.1m

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Unemployed Chin Chew Woon, 43, faced a RM24,000 fine and potential 24 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to two charges of fraudulently transferring RM1.1 million from a 66-year-old retiree's account eight years ago. Judge Muhammad Ilmami Ahmad sentenced her to the fine and imprisonment if she failed to pay it.

Chin was found guilty of transferring RM500,000 and RM600,000 from the victim, who was told by a supposed police officer to move his savings for investigation purposes. Chin had no explanation for the transactions and was unrepresented, pleading for leniency due to her unemployment and responsibility for two children and elderly relatives.

Deputy public prosecutor Anis Hakimah Ibrahim requested a stern sentence, considering the victim's substantial losses and the frequency of such fraudulent activities in Malaysia.