§ 416B — Cheating by remote communication

416B.—(1) A person (A) is said to “cheat by remote communication” if A cheats by deceiving another person (Z), and the deception is conducted mainly by way of remote communication with Z.(2) In this section, “remote communication” means communication through —(a)

the Internet;

(b)

telephone or any other communication device;

(c)

television or radio; or

(d)

any other kind of electronic or other technology for facilitating communication,

but excludes any specific system or method of communication that the Minister, by order in the Gazette, declares is not remote communication for the purposes of this section.

[Act 21 of 2025 wef 30/12/2025]

—(1) A person (A) is said to “cheat by remote communication” if A cheats by deceiving another person (Z), and the deception is conducted mainly by way of remote communication with Z.

(2) In this section, “remote communication” means communication through —(a)

the Internet;

(b)

telephone or any other communication device;

(c)

television or radio; or

(d)

any other kind of electronic or other technology for facilitating communication,

but excludes any specific system or method of communication that the Minister, by order in the Gazette, declares is not remote communication for the purposes of this section.

[Act 21 of 2025 wef 30/12/2025]