The Police will be charging a 26-year-old woman in court on 14 August 2025 for her suspected involvement in providing fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for monetary gains.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman allegedly solicited the assistance of a friend to use her company to register for over 500 SIM cards with SIMBA Telecom in July and August 2025. She would then collect these SIM cards from designated pick-up locations authorised by SIMBA Telecom. Additionally, she also allegedly worked with another friend to register a shell company which they used to apply for over 600 SIM cards with SIMBA Telecom in June and July 2025. All of these SIM cards were purportedly handed over to an unknown person in exchange monetary gains ranging from S$20 to S$25 per SIM card.
Criminal syndicates exploit local SIM cards and eSIMs as channels for communication related to scams, unlicensed moneylending and vice, among other illicit activities.
The offence of transacting SIM cards registered using another person’s personal information for criminal activity under Section 39D(2) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906 carries a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or both.
The Police take a serious view of SIM cards being misused as a conduit for crimes and will not hesitate to take action against individuals who misuse their eSIM/SIM card via reselling, allowing others to use their SIM cards, helping other individuals to register or holding multiple SIM cards without a legitimate reason.
For more information on misuse of SIM cards, members of the public can visit Misuse of SIM Card Offences (https://www.police.gov.sg/Advisories/Crime/ Misuse-of-SIM-Card-Offences). Members of the public can also call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness if they suspect or know of anyone who could be involved in the fraudulent registration of SIM cards.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
13 August 2025 @ 8:50 PM