(Bandar Seri Begawan, 13th)—A Malaysian man involved in a cross-border fraud case appeared in Brunei City Magistrate's Court yesterday facing eight charges.
The report states that the charges against the defendant are related to a carefully planned cross-border fraud scheme. The fraud scheme allegedly scammed over BND 800,000 from elderly victims and involved money laundering.
39-year-old Robin Tsen Chun Boon was charged with conspiring with accomplices between December 2024 and February this year to deceive at least seven victims aged between 60 and 80, making them mistakenly believe they (including themselves) were under police investigation and had to pay large sums of money to clear their alleged charges.
The Deputy Public Prosecutor enumerated a series of charges involving fraud patterns in multiple regions before the court. In one of the cases, a 62-year-old woman was allegedly deceived into handing over a total of BND 129,000 during two meetings in the parking lot of a school in Kuala Belait City.
Another charge involves an 80-year-old woman who was allegedly scammed of BND 40,000 in cash near a restaurant in Serusop.
The most significant loss involved a 72-year-old man who was allegedly scammed of BND 250,000 near a post office on January 16.
The fourth charge involves a 73-year-old woman who was allegedly misled into believing she was under investigation and subsequently handed over BND 133,000 at the Seria bus station.
The defendant was also alleged to have scammed a 64-year-old woman out of BND 23,000. Another victim, a 60-year-old woman, was reportedly scammed of BND 105,000 in Seria. The seventh victim, aged 66, was allegedly scammed of BND 125,000 near a commercial building in Serusop.
These fraud charges violate Section 420 of the Penal Code and are interpreted according to Section 109 (abetment), with a maximum sentence of 7 years imprisonment and a fine.
In addition to fraud charges, the defendant also faces two charges of money laundering under Section 3(1)(b) of the Criminal Asset Recovery Order 2012.
He is charged with transporting BND 100,000 in cash and six pieces of gold jewelry valued at BND 57,400, suspected to be proceeds of crime, from Brunei to Miri, Sarawak. Each money laundering charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a BND 500,000 fine, or both.
Prosecutors allege that the defendant knowingly and deliberately dealt with these illegal funds and valuable items, aware they were proceeds of crime.
The court was asked for time to review the case and obtain instructions before a plea could be entered.
The magistrate ordered the defendant to be remanded pending trial and scheduled the next hearing for April 17.
The report states that the charges against the defendant are related to a carefully planned cross-border fraud scheme. The fraud scheme allegedly scammed over BND 800,000 from elderly victims and involved money laundering.
39-year-old Robin Tsen Chun Boon was charged with conspiring with accomplices between December 2024 and February this year to deceive at least seven victims aged between 60 and 80, making them mistakenly believe they (including themselves) were under police investigation and had to pay large sums of money to clear their alleged charges.
The Deputy Public Prosecutor enumerated a series of charges involving fraud patterns in multiple regions before the court. In one of the cases, a 62-year-old woman was allegedly deceived into handing over a total of BND 129,000 during two meetings in the parking lot of a school in Kuala Belait City.
Another charge involves an 80-year-old woman who was allegedly scammed of BND 40,000 in cash near a restaurant in Serusop.
The most significant loss involved a 72-year-old man who was allegedly scammed of BND 250,000 near a post office on January 16.
The fourth charge involves a 73-year-old woman who was allegedly misled into believing she was under investigation and subsequently handed over BND 133,000 at the Seria bus station.
The defendant was also alleged to have scammed a 64-year-old woman out of BND 23,000. Another victim, a 60-year-old woman, was reportedly scammed of BND 105,000 in Seria. The seventh victim, aged 66, was allegedly scammed of BND 125,000 near a commercial building in Serusop.
These fraud charges violate Section 420 of the Penal Code and are interpreted according to Section 109 (abetment), with a maximum sentence of 7 years imprisonment and a fine.
In addition to fraud charges, the defendant also faces two charges of money laundering under Section 3(1)(b) of the Criminal Asset Recovery Order 2012.
He is charged with transporting BND 100,000 in cash and six pieces of gold jewelry valued at BND 57,400, suspected to be proceeds of crime, from Brunei to Miri, Sarawak. Each money laundering charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a BND 500,000 fine, or both.
Prosecutors allege that the defendant knowingly and deliberately dealt with these illegal funds and valuable items, aware they were proceeds of crime.
The court was asked for time to review the case and obtain instructions before a plea could be entered.
The magistrate ordered the defendant to be remanded pending trial and scheduled the next hearing for April 17.