Okotie, 26, a Nigerian woman studying at a private college in Kuala Lumpur is said to be the first to convicted under the Penal Code for such a scam.
Based on Asiaone.com she attempted to cheat a government officer in 2009 through some emails by the name of "Microsoft Internet Promotion" saying that he was a winner of the lucky draw. Through the second email he has received, he was asked to pay a processing fee of $2'750 to deliver the prize money to his house and Okotie claimed to be the representative of the delivery company and settled an appointment with the victim( government officer) to take the money and also she asked him to send the copy of his identity card and related documents.
But suspecting something amiss, the officer contacted police and she was arrested for future investigation.
This Nigerian woman was jailed for a year and three months and also is condemned to pay a hefty fine.
According to the mentioned subjects of Cyber Law, this act is categorized under the Penal Code, online fraud, sec415.
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