Any person who commits a fraud, although through the utilization of technology, is subjected to legal/criminal offence other than charges stipulated in the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 as mentioned in the previous post. This is defined under Section 415 of the Penal Code. Such person is referred to as a cheater (he/she is said to 'cheat').
The highlighted explanation fits the persona of a love scammer who usually pretends to be another person.
The highlighted sentence under the illustrations above is usually or commonly the scenario/situation experienced by victims of love scams.
A person who claims to be someone else as usually in the case of love scams can be defined or categorized under Section 416 of the Penal Code. If convicted and found guilty, he/she will be subjected to the punishments as stated in Section 417 or Section 418 (according to the case or situation). Section 419 of this act specifically caters for liars using 'other persona'.
Is It Enough?
Looking at the written and existing punishments, the imprisonment term might be sufficient for the offender (maximum of five or seven years depending on the case may be). However, the amount of fine subjected should be according to how much the scammers, fraudsters or cheaters managed to con the victims. This situation is not clearly stated by the law. Thus such statements should be specifically mentioned to avoid injustice such as imposing fines with an amount lesser than what has been successfully gained by the offender. Reviews and amendments are advised.
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