32 men and nine women, aged between 16 and 64, will be charged in court from 2 to 6 June 2025 for their alleged involvement in money mule activities linked to various scams including government official impersonation scams, rental scams, job scams, fake friend call scams and e-commerce scams.
The 41 persons are being charged for various offences including assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct in certain circumstances, abetment to cheating, abetting unauthorised access to computer material, and unlawful disclosure of password or access code in relation to national digital identity service.
Out of the 41 persons, 35 of them were alleged to have relinquished or sold their bank accounts and enabled criminal syndicates to commit money laundering. Some of them were alleged to have cheated the banks into opening personal bank accounts before handing over the ATM cards and/or iBanking credentials to unknown persons. Some were alleged to have disclosed their Singpass credentials unlawfully and thereby enabled criminal syndicates to misuse their identities in the opening of bank accounts. Many of these persons were promised commission of up to $9,000 for their bank accounts or Singpass accounts, but were not paid eventually.
The offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct under Section 55A(5) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine or both. The offence of cheating under Section 417 of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine or both. The offence of facilitating unauthorised access to computer material under Section 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1993 carries an imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine or both, for a first conviction. The offence of unlawful disclosure of password or access code in relation to the national digital identity service under Section 8A(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1993 carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine or both.
The Police take a serious view on money laundering activities and will not hesitate to take action against those who commit such offences. To avoid being implicated in criminal activity, members of the public should always reject requests by others to use their bank accounts or Singpass accounts. They should also be wary of seemingly attractive money-making opportunities promising fast and easy pay-outs for the use of their bank accounts or Singpass accounts. Anyone who allows their personal bank accounts to be used to receive and transfer money for others will be held accountable if these transactions are linked to crimes.
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamshield.gov.sg or call the ScamShield Helpline at 1799. Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
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SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
01 June 2025 @ 9:20 AM