The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) have successfully disrupted a criminal syndicate operating Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) GSM gateway devices used to perpetrate scam calls in Singapore.
Through extensive intelligence sharing and joint investigations between SPF’s Commercial Affairs Department and Johor’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department, RMP, a 41-year-old man was arrested in Malaysia on 28 June 2025. The man was subsequently handed over to SPF and will be charged in court on 1 July 2025 for being a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit cheating offences under Section 420 read with Section 120B of the Penal Code 1871.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the man is believed to be involved in operating an advanced cloud-based remote operating system that enabled the syndicate to link to GSM mobile phone networks across the jurisdictions. This arrangement allowed the syndicate to operate remotely and route fraudulent calls through local mobile phone networks, leading victims in Singapore to believe that they were receiving calls from within Singapore.
If convicted, the offence of cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and a fine.
The Police will continue to work closely with our foreign law enforcement counterparts to detect and deter transnational crime. We will spare no effort to track down those who commit such crimes and ensure that they are brought to justice.
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.
Photo of the 41-year-old man being escorted by SPF officers ▼
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
30 June 2025 @ 6:40 PM