Section 251Part 9 — Offences Relating to Property
Obtaining a money transfer by deception
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251. (1) A person who, by any deception, dishonestly obtains a money transfer for themselves or another commits an offence.
A money transfer occurs when —
a debit is made to one account;
a credit is made to another; and
the credit results from the debit or the debit results from the credit.
References to a credit and to a debit are to a credit of an amount of money and to a debit of an amount of money.
It is immaterial —
whether the amount credited is the same as the amount debited;
whether the money transfer is effected on presentment of a cheque or by another method;
whether any delay occurs in the process by which the money transfer is effected;
whether any intermediate credits or debits are made in the course of the money transfer; or
whether either of the accounts is overdrawn before or after the money transfer is effected.
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for ten years. Section 252 Penal Code (2026 Revision) Page 112 Revised as at 31st December, 2025 c