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A 21-year-old Malaysian woman will be charged in court on 30 April 2026 for her suspected involvement in a case of investment scam. This brings the number of Malaysians arrested in Singapore since March 2026 for facilitating scam syndicates to collect cash, gold and valuables to 20. 

On 28 April 2026, a security officer from Ang Mo Kio (AMK) Hub alerted the Police to a suspicious transaction when she saw a man handing over a large sum of cash to a woman at the shopping mall from the CCTV. Officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division and Anti-Scam Command responded to the case. In the course of interviewing the individuals, Police officers established that the man was a victim of an investment scam, while the 21-year-old woman was believed to be a money mule and was subsequently arrested. 

Preliminary investigations revealed that in February 2026, the victim was added to an investment group chat on WhatsApp where investment opportunities and a web link to a trading platform were shared in the group chat. The victim first transferred $10,000 to a bank account as investment and had not withdrawn the promised profit. The victim decided to further his investments, and was instructed by an unknown person in the group chat to withdraw $50,000 to hand over to an investment officer from the company at AMK Hub. 

Investigations also revealed that the woman had been tasked by unknown persons, believed to be part of a transnational scam syndicate, to collect cash from scam victims and hand them over to other unknown persons.

The woman will be charged in court on 30 April 2026 with the offence of abetment by conspiracy to assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct under Section 51 of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to ten years, a fine not exceeding $500,000, or both. 

The Police continue to observe an increasing trend of Malaysian nationals travelling to Singapore to assist scam syndicates in collecting cash, gold and valuables from scam victims. With effect from 30 December 2025, scammers and members or recruiters of scam syndicates will face mandatory caning of at least six strokes, up to a maximum of 24 strokes. Scam mules who enable scammers by laundering scam proceeds will face discretionary caning of up to 12 strokes. This includes certain money-laundering offences under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act. The Police take a serious stance against any person who may be involved in scams and perpetrators will be dealt with in accordance with the law.

Under the Facility Restriction Framework, individuals involved in mule-related offences – whether they are under investigation and assessed to be at risk, or have been warned, issued with composition sums, prosecuted, or convicted – may face restrictions on banking services and mobile line subscriptions to prevent further facilitation of scams.

Members of the public are reminded to: 

• Never transfer cash, jewellery or other valuables to unknown persons whose identity has not been verified.
  
  
• Never leave money or valuables at a location to facilitate subsequent collection.
  
  
• Never share the screen of your device or disclose login credentials to anyone

If you have any information relating to such crimes or if you are in doubt, please call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit it online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. All information will be kept strictly confidential. If you require urgent Police assistance, please dial ‘999’. For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamshield.gov.sg or call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799. 

Photograph of cash seized