Five Chinese citizens among 15 fined over bogus job scam

JOHOR BARU: Fifteen men, including five Chinese citizens, were fined by two magistrate's courts here today after pleading guilty to offences linked to a bogus online job offer scam targeting victims overseas. Nine Malaysians pleaded guilty before magistrate Nurzihan Abdul Rehman and were each fined RM3,500, or six months' jail if they failed to pay. They were Liew Ming Hui, 23; Chong Yong Xuan, 25; Gan Kai Lin, 20; Gan Wei Xiang, 23; Myles Tan Yi, 21; Eldrick Tan Chin Lim, 24; Tan Hong Wei, 23; Dennis Chong Wen Wei, 26; and Chuah Kian Wei, 21.

In a separate court, Malaysian Yau Chin Lin, 33, and five Chinese citizens — Dong Ningning, 34; Chen Haihui, 40; Wang Mengnan, 34; Li Xing, 28; and Sun Qixin, 30 — also pleaded guilty before magistrate Atifah Hazimah Wahab. They were each fined RM4,200, or six months' jail if they failed to pay.