In the court before magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli, Rozma Yunus, 56, and another person still at large were charged with deceiving a 57-year-old man into making payments amounting to RM1,545,824 into three bank accounts owned by Rozma for a non-existent investment scheme.

The offence was allegedly committed at Kampung Tok Dagang, near here between Aug 20, 2021, and April 1, 2022.

Nurul Saqinah allowed Rozma bail of RM3,000 in one surety.

The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Nik Nur A’qilah Syarfa Nik Zaidi, while Rozma was represented by lawyer Lee Boon Shian from the National Legal Aid Foundation.

Rozma was also charged before magistrate Syed Farid Syed Ali with deceiving a 59-year-old woman into paying RM97,800 for the same purpose into two bank accounts belonging to her at Taman Panchor Jaya, Paroi, between July 2017 and 2022.

Syed Farid allowed Rozma bail of RM9,000 in one surety. Deputy public prosecutor Nadia Ezzati Zainal appeared for the prosecution.

Both cases, framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code, are fixed for mention on Feb 4.