A 16-year-old boy was among six people charged in court on Wednesday after they allegedly took part in activities linked to money laundering involving banking-related phishing scams that used malware. The teenager cannot be named as those below 18 are protected under the...
The others are Allysha Qistina Zulkifli, 20, Kevis Toh Yong Heng, 24, Lim Qing Yang, 27, and Spencer Tng Wei, 29. They each face between one and five charges.
The police added that between January and June 2023, there were more than 700 reports of malware-related scams and losses amounting to about $8 million. The monies from the victims’ CPF accounts in these nine cases were withdrawn before the enhanced implementation of Singpass facial verification.
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