KUALA LUMPUR- Forty people comprising Malaysians and Indonesians have been charged in Lahad Datu, Sabah, for being involved in a syndicate that has been transferring funds illegally to Indonesia via electronic banking, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Senator T Murugiah.
He said a bank had been facing this problem since 2006 and three cases had been reported to the bank, but "the bank officers ignored the complaints and did not want to take responsibility".
"When the funds disappeared to Indonesia, the recipients could not be identified or traced as their identities differed. They would change their names, photographs and so on in their identity card," he told reporters after observing efforts to repair the lifts at the Taman Sentul Utama flats, here, Sunday.
However, Murugiah did not give further details on the 40 people concerned.
He said the banks should be more sensitive to the problem as it involved public funds and trust in the bank.
"The amount that is frequently hijacked ranges between RM12,000 and RM13,000 and lately, 60 to 70 cases had been reported (to the Public Complaints Bureau," he said.
"But I am grateful to our Finance Minister (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak), because of his fast action in asking Bank Negara to investigate this problem because this is concerning our rakyat's money," he said.
Murugiah also advised the public to be wary and always check their accounts.
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