KUALA LUMPUR: A pharmacy graduate was today charged in two magistrates’ courts on seven counts of cheating and deception involving the sale of PlayStation 5 (PS5) video game consoles last year.
Bryan Tan, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charges which were read out before magistrates Fardiana Haryanti Ahmad Razali and Wong Chai Sia.
The charges involve a total of RM101,000 paid into bank accounts belonging to Tan and his mother.
On four charges before Fardiana, Tan is alleged to have cheated three men and a woman by deceiving them into believing that he could deliver the PS5 Disc Version although he did not have it.
He allegedly caused the victims to pay RM10,230 into his bank account and that of his mother.
Tan is also charged with cheating a woman by deceiving her into transferring RM68,800 into the same bank accounts for the purchase of non-existent Bearbrick dolls.
He also pleaded not guilty to two charges before Wong of cheating two men over the purchase of PS5, by deceiving one to hand over RM19,550 and the other, RM3,408, to him.
All the offences were allegedly committed at several locations in Setapak, Brickfields, Dang Wangi, Cheras and Sentul between Aug 29 and Nov 7, 2021.
The cheating charge provides for a maximum jail term of 10 years and whipping while the charge for deception attracts a maximum jail term of five years or fine or both, upon conviction.
Tan was allowed bail of RM16,500 in one surety for all charges. The cases were fixed for mention on March 3 and 4 this year.
The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutors Ngoh Jess Lyn and G Phulrani Kaur while the accused was unrepresented.
Media reports have previously said that a man had been arrested for allegedly cheating 150 buyers through pre-bookings for PS5 game consoles involving losses of about RM500,000. He allegedly used his mother’s bank account to conduct the transactions online. - FMT
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