MELAKA: A former sales manager with a bank has claimed trial to 58 charges of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM600,903. The bribes were allegedly from two law firms to facilitate housing loan case referrals to the Malaysia Building Society Berhad (MBSB) Bank over the past eight years. Mohamad Faqih Mustapha pleaded not guilty to all...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is finalising its investigation into 'Ops Sky', an operation targeting corruption and money laundering involving a financial consulting firm and officials from multiple financial institutions. Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the probe is expected to conclude within a month, after which the findings will be submitted to...
IPOH: A couple was shocked to find that their fixed deposit savings, which were meant for their children’s education, were transferred out of their bank accounts without their knowledge. Aquarium shop owner Ling Yoke Suan, 36, and her husband Yong Kui Hin, 38, claimed to have lost a total of RM23,080. According to Ling, 17 transactions were...
KOTA KINABALU: Ten people, including two bank managers and a teacher, have claimed trial for being members of an organised crime group linked to missing funds totalling RM24.2mil from several bank accounts. They pleaded not guilty before judge Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin after their cases were transferred from the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court to the High...
SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old girl, who was promised a monthly payment of S$200, opened a bank account in 2021, despite knowing that it would be used to transfer “dirty money”. The teenager’s account was later used to launder scam proceeds from nine victims totalling more than $145,000. Now 19 and pregnant, she cannot be named as those who...
JOHOR BARU: A businessman lost more than RM200,000 of his savings by downloading a malware application on his mobile phone. The 47-year-old man who only wanted to be known as Lee, said that he came across the app after planning a cruise trip to Singapore together with his wife and three children on March 8. “I initially...
Germany’s largest federal bank is set to launch crypto custody services in collaboration with crypto exchange Bitpanda, targeting institutional and corporate clients. Germany’s biggest state-backed lender with over $350 billion in assets under management, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), will launch crypto custody services for its institutional and corporate clients in the second half of 2024 in a...
The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming dismissed Custodia Bank’s plea for a Federal Reserve master account. Custodia Bank, specializing in digital assets, has been seeking a master account from the Federal Reserve since 2020. The account, often described as “a bank account for banks,” is crucial for accessing the Fed’s payment systems. The Wyoming-based...
GEORGE TOWN: A retired headmaster who lost over RM35,000 to scammers says numerous charges were made to his debit and credit cards even after he asked the issuing banks to block all transactions. Ooi Eng Lye, 64, said he had taken immediate steps to stop further losses and said that the banks could have done better. He...
RECENTLY, messages have been going around social media and messaging apps claiming that those above 60 years old can go to a local bank to claim RM500 in cash. Is it true that senior citizens can claim the money simply by presenting their MyKad at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches nationwide? According to Biar Betul, the fake...
