JOHOR BARU: A 19-year-old university student may face criminal charges after allowing a close friend to use her bank account for what she initially believed was a harmless transfer. The young woman from Tangkak had agreed to help her female friend, who claimed her own bank account was facing problems, said MCA Youth natio­nal education consultative committee chairman Ong Chee Siang, who recounted the case. “The incident happened in September last year when the teenager’s friend asked for RM900 to be transferred into her bank account, before instructing her to withdraw the money and pass it back,” he said. Ong said there had been similar cases in Johor, with many bank account holders unknowingly becoming entangled in scams. People, he said, should not allow their friends, relatives or others to use their bank accounts, particularly when the source of funds or the recipients are unknown.

Source: The Star December 23, 2025 08:46 UTC