BUTTERWORTH: A former hospital assistant food service officer was charged at the magistrate's court today with 11 counts of defrauding a woman of RM165,000 in a gold investment scam.
The accused, Rosdi Abd Malek, 35, pleaded not guilty when the charges read to him before Magistrate Siti Zulaikha Nordin Ghani.
He is accused of deceiving the victim by claiming to provide physical gold in exchange for the victim transferring money into two of his personal bank accounts, Buletin Utama reported.
The alleged offences took place at a premises in Bandar Putra Bertam between Feb 20 and July 13, this year.
The charges were framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years' jail, whipping, and a fine if convicted.
Court granted bail at RM3,000 for each charge.
Jan 23 next year has been fixed for mention.