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The Police will be charging a 24-year-old Malaysian man for his suspected involvement in facilitating scams.

On 23 June 2026, the Police were alerted that a 24-year-old Malaysian man had entered Singapore on an assignment arranged by scam syndicates to perform ATM withdrawals from money mules’ relinquished bank accounts linked to scam proceeds in Singapore. Through follow-up investigation, officers from the Anti-Scam Command and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority subsequently arrested him upon his entry to Singapore on the same day.

During the course of investigations, 28 bank ATM cards believed to have been used for laundering criminal proceeds and two mobile phones were recovered and seized. More than $71,000 in losses were traced to eight reported scam cases amongst the 28 cards. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man was tasked by unknown persons, believed to be part of a transnational scam syndicate, to withdraw cash using ATM cards provided to him and hand over the withdrawn cash to them. 

The man will be charged in court on 25 June 2026 with the offence of Unauthorised Access to Computer Material under Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1993. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine of up to $5,000, or both. 

The Police continue to observe an increasing trend of Malaysian nationals travelling to Singapore to assist scam syndicates in collecting cash and valuables from scam victims, as well as making cash withdrawals from ATM machines using relinquished bank cards. 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.