Another 14 people in Singapore were either arrested or investigated by police for aiding the syndicate by laundering criminal proceeds.
SINGAPORE: Twelve people were arrested in Malaysia after they were suspected to be involved in a scam syndicate targeting Singaporeans, the Singapore Police Force said on Sunday .
“The syndicate is believed to be involved in more than 360 reports, with total losses of more than S$1.3 million,” said SPF. “The enquiries, analysis and collaboration paid off when the Malaysian criminal syndicate that was operating in Johor Bahru, Malaysia was located.” If found guilty of unauthorised disclosure of access code for wrongful gain or unlawful purpose under the same Act, a person can be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.‘He was just so real’: Why online scams are claiming victims among the educated and well-off
“Apart from working on robust up-stream measures to disrupt the criminals’ lines of communication, the Singapore Police Force will continue to collaborate with our foreign law enforcement counterparts to detect and deter these transnational syndicates who prey on our citizens.”
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