Five individuals, including a 17-year-old female, were arrested for allegedly tricking job seekers into surrendering their Singpass accounts. The scam, operating via Carousell job ads, targeted victims between March and May, with 26 reports filed. Compromised accounts were used to apply for financial services without owners' knowledge. Four suspects will be charged under the Computer Misuse Act, while investigations into the minor continue.
A 17-year-old female teen was among five people arrested for allegedly duping job seekers into surrendering Singpass accounts. Five people aged between 17 and 29 were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a job scam syndicate that fraudulently obtained victims' Singpass accounts.
In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the police said they received 26 reports from victims between March and May this year. The victims had responded to job advertisements via Carousell and were purportedly deceived into providing copies of their NRICs, changing their registered mobile numbers and e-mail addresses linked to their Singpass accounts. The compromised Singpass accounts were then used to apply for accounts with financial institutions or for mobile phone services without the victims' knowledge.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the five suspects had allegedly conspired with a scam syndicate based overseas to procure bank accounts in Singapore.trick victims into surrendering access their Singpass accounts under the guise of a job application. Officers from the Anti-Scam Command and Police Intelligence Department identified and arrested the suspects following investigations on July 1.
Four men aged between 22 and 29 will be charged in court on Thursday with the offence of obtaining another person's credentials under the Computer Misuse Act. Police investigations into the 17-year-old female teenager are ongoing.scammers and members or recruiters of scam syndicatesPolice warned that individuals linked to scam-related activities may also face restrictions on banking services and mobile line subscriptions under the Facility Restriction Framework.
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