SINGAPORE - A transnational syndicate that scammed Singaporeans using fake friend calls has been crippled following a joint operation with Malaysia police, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a release on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - A transnational syndicate that scammed Singaporeans using fake friend calls has been crippled following a joint operation with Malaysia police, the Singapore Police Force said in a release on Sunday.
Preliminary investigations showed that the syndicate started its scam operations around December 2022. Singapore prepaid SIM cards were used to make calls to unsuspecting victims in Singapore, and the scammers pretended to be their friends and asked for money. The suspects, all Malaysians, are aged between 16 and 27, and investigations against them are ongoing.
The offence of unauthorised disclosure of access code for any wrongful gain or unlawful purpose carries an imprisonment of up to three years, a fine, or both.
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