Two more telco officials remanded over probe into SMS fraud
Published on: Friday, November 13, 2020
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: Two more individuals, including a chief officer of a telecommunications company (telco), are in remand for investigation involving fraud using short messaging service (SMS).Magistrate Siti Roslizawati Mohd Zanin issued the remand order, for five days, against the two men, following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
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This brings to six, the number of people, who are in remand in connection with the case.
According to a MACC source, the chief officer, aged 39, and a 47-year-old telco officer were arrested at the MACC headquarters after giving their statements.
The two men were believed to have given and accepted bribes for the purpose of obtaining personal information on customers using prepaid plans.
The telephone numbers are then used by content provider of fraud syndicates by charging subscription fees via the SMS without the customer’s knowledge and consent, he said.
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