Eight Chinese nationals were charged at the Magistrate Court in Johor Baru, Johor on Wednesday (Oct 23) for allegedly operating a call centre that offers non-existent investment.
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00:00Eight Chinese nationals were charged at the Magistrate Court in Johor Bahru for allegedly
00:06operating a fraudulent call centre offering fake investment schemes.
00:11The accused, aged between 19 to 38, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to
00:16them in Mandarin before Magistrate R Salini on Wednesday.
00:22They are accused of running the scam on October 9, 2024, at Jalan Austin Height 2-14, Taman
00:30Mount Austin.
00:32The charges fall under Section 120B2 of the Penal Code, read with Section 417, which carries
00:39a penalty of up to six months' imprisonment, a fine or both.
00:44Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Amira Alauddin requested RM10,000 bail for each accused,
00:50with two local sureties, surrender of their passports and monthly police check-ins.
00:56The court set bail at RM5,000 with two local sureties and the additional conditions, with
01:01the next hearing scheduled for November 13.
01:05All accused posted bail.