However, some unfortunate ones eventually realise that their accounts have been used as mule accounts for scams. Yik Zhen only realised that Xiao Ying was using her bank account as a mule account when a man contacted her on Facebook telling her that he was scammed into paying RM590 to her bank account for a pair of shoes. He said PPIM had received many cases of mule accounts, ranging from women being conned by their boyfriends to people using their younger siblings’ bank accounts. “We need to have a new perspective because it is a grave injustice to some mule account holders who are innocent. Instead of looking to close cases by charging the mule account owners, police should look into solving the cases by nailing the scammers,” he said.

Source: The Star December 28, 2018 23:15 UTC