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The Sabah National Registration Department (NRD) has detected a modus operandi selling fake MyKad for up to RM8,000 by a syndicate.
State NRD director Ismail Ahmad said the syndicate's mastermind and its location of operation had not been identified.
He said the deception came to light after a foreigner was caught using a fake MyKad to apply for a Malaysian passport at the Immigration Department in Kota Kinabalu last month.
The suspect had since been charged in court under Section 25 of the National Registration Act 2007 (Amended), which carries a jail term of up to two years or a fine of up to RM30,000, or both, upon conviction, he said.
Acknowledging that NRD officers had been among the culprits in a previous fake MyKad fraud 20 years ago, Ismail said the department was not involved in the latest case.
"The cards look as authentic as the genuine MyKad but the NRD's system can still detect the difference," he told reporters in Kota Kinabalu today.
Ismail said the immigration department case was one of six involving fake identity cards including a MyPR, recorded between January and March this year.
He said the suspects, mostly Filipinos and Indonesians, were nabbed in operations conducted by the police, immigration, NRD, and Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom).
Meanwhile, Ismail advised employers to first verify the authenticity of potential employees' identification documents with the NRD to ensure that they were employing genuine Malaysian citizens. – Bernama, March 20, 2015.
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The Sabah National Registration Department (NRD) has detected a modus operandi selling fake MyKad for up to RM8,000 by a syndicate.
State NRD director Ismail Ahmad said the syndicate's mastermind and its location of operation had not been identified.
He said the deception came to light after a foreigner was caught using a fake MyKad to apply for a Malaysian passport at the Immigration Department in Kota Kinabalu last month.
The suspect had since been charged in court under Section 25 of the National Registration Act 2007 (Amended), which carries a jail term of up to two years or a fine of up to RM30,000, or both, upon conviction, he said.
Acknowledging that NRD officers had been among the culprits in a previous fake MyKad fraud 20 years ago, Ismail said the department was not involved in the latest case.
"The cards look as authentic as the genuine MyKad but the NRD's system can still detect the difference," he told reporters in Kota Kinabalu today.
Ismail said the immigration department case was one of six involving fake identity cards including a MyPR, recorded between January and March this year.
He said the suspects, mostly Filipinos and Indonesians, were nabbed in operations conducted by the police, immigration, NRD, and Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom).
Meanwhile, Ismail advised employers to first verify the authenticity of potential employees' identification documents with the NRD to ensure that they were employing genuine Malaysian citizens. – Bernama, March 20, 2015.
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