KOTA KINABALU, June 10 ― A 42-year-old Malaysian man was shocked to find that his credit report from the Sabah branch of Bank Negara contained details showing application for a car loan and a credit card.
Following this disclosure, Kota Kinabalu City Police Chief, ACP M. Chandra, said the Malaysian lodged a police report which resulted in the detainment of an Indonesian man, 41, for using a fake MyKad that contained the personal details of the Malaysian, in his application for a car loan and a credit card.
“According to the complainant, he had never applied for the loans. The complainant then lodged a police report to investigate the matter,” he said during a press conference here today.
Chandra said, as a result of the investigation, police were able to nab the suspect, a supervisor at an oil palm plantation in Beluran, at the plantation on June 4, including the seizure of a Perodua Kembara car.
The suspect had used a fake Mykad since 2011 that was bought from a syndicate in Sandakan for RM1,000 and through the MyKad obtained, the suspect had applied for a job as a supervisor, as well as a loan.
“The police will conduct further investigation on this matter including the existence of a syndicate that is selling MyKads,” he said.
Meanwhile, Chandra also advised banks and financial institutions to do athorough check when processing loans, especially if there are dubious details found, besides urging the public to check on their credit reports for any doubtful information.
Chandra also detained 53 illegal immigrants who did not posses any legal travel documents in an operation that began from midnight until 3am today at squatter settlements around Telipok, Manggatal and Inanam.
All of the illegals who were detained for documentation processing comprised 41 Filipinos and 12 Indonesians; namely 30 men, 17 women, three boys and three girls.
“Information regarding the squatter settlements of the illegals was obtained from the complaints gathered from the public during a meet and greet session with the police,” he said.
Earlier on, Chandra had received a gift of five bicycles from a hotel for the use of police volunteers when doing rounds at the recreation parks around Kota Kinabalu. ― Bernama
