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The Police have arrested eight persons for their suspected involvement in registering shell companies and fraudulently registering corporate SIM cards.

Between 18 and 26 September 2025, officers from the Anti-Scam Command conducted an island-wide enforcement operation against errant shell companies registering postpaid corporate SIM cards used for criminal activities. A total of seven men and one woman, aged between 22 and 56, were arrested for their suspected involvement in registering shell companies and providing fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for monetary gains.

Preliminary investigations revealed that these errant corporate subscribers were purportedly offered cash rewards between $500 and $1700 for registering between 90 to 480 corporate SIM cards. These subscribers were allegedly instructed to set up shell companies for the purpose of bulk purchase of SIM cards registered under their names before handing them over to the criminal syndicates.

Criminal syndicates exploit local SIM cards and eSIMs as a channel of communication for scams, unlicensed moneylending and vice, among other illicit activities.

Investigations against these persons are ongoing. The offence of knowingly providing a fraudulently registered SIM card to another person to facilitate a crime for any gain under Section 39B(1) read with 39B(2)(a) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906 carries a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or both. The offence for failing to exercise due diligence in the discharge of duties as a director under Section 157(1) punishable under Section 157(3)(b) of the Companies Act carries a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment of up to 12 months.

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/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. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

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