(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.
Section history
Section 416B — Cheating by remote communication
As in force on 17 August 2026.
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(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.