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SINGAPORE: Suddenly, a security officer began receiving sums of money in his bank accounts totaling approximately S $ 200,000.
Despite not knowing where the money came from and being aware that he had no right to receive the cash, the man did not report the deposits to the banks or the police and used the money for his own purposes.
Muhammad Riduan Muhammad Rasyid, 34, was jailed for six months on Monday (March 8). He pleaded guilty to one count of dishonest misappropriation of property, and a similar charge was taken into consideration.
The court heard that Riduan was a security officer at the time of the crimes in 2014 and 2015, earning S $ 1,300 a month. He had an OCBC bank account that he used for his savings.
Between January and June 2015, he began receiving sums of money from strangers in his bank account. He didn’t know who the money belonged to, but he knew it wasn’t his.
Rather than report the cash deposits to OCBC or the police, Riduan decided to use the money. He began withdrawing sums of money for his daily expenses, spending the cash on medical bills, clothes, handbags, cell phones, and nightclubs.
During the six-month period, he received a total of S $ 71,980 in his bank account. Between October 2014 and April 2015, he received another sum of S $ 148,162 in his POSB account, in a charge taken into consideration.
In May 2015, the police received reports from various members of the public who said they had been the victims of love scams. They had been ordered to transfer payments and deposits to an OCBC account, but later realized they had been misled.
The account dates back to Riduan.
The prosecutor asked for six months in jail, while the defense said that Riduan is the sole breadwinner in the family with a wife, a son and a mother-in-law who has medical problems.
The judge said Riduan knew the money was not his and should have reported it to the bank. He should not have used the money, the judge added.
“It is not a small sum. It is more than S $ 200,000,” said District Judge Eddy Tham. He noted that no restitution was made.
The penalties for dishonest misappropriation of property are up to two years in jail, a fine, or both.
