Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has revealed that a 35-year-old man was arrested at 7.30pm in Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, for using a cloned MyKad to purchase an Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. He added that the National Registration Department (JPN) is detaining the suspect, as it is believed that he used another person’s MyKad to take out a loan for the smartphone.
Bernama quoted Saifuddin Nasution as saying that previously, an individual had posted on social media about the loss of his MyKad several years ago. The individual later discovered that someone else had used his identity to take out a loan to purchase an iPhone.
He then came forward to report the loss of his MyKad and suspected that it had been cloned. Acting on this complaint, JPN carried out surveillance, and a suspect was arrested yesterday. According to Kosmo, the device is a 1TB model of the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
The Home Minister further revealed that initial investigations by JPN identified the true identity of the suspect, and a body search found another MyKad, believed to be fake. The case is being investigated under Regulation 25(1)(e) and Regulation 25(1)(o) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 for using a fake MyKad as identification and possessing another person’s MyKad.
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