SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — A joint operation by Singapore’s police and their Malaysian counterparts involving simultaneous raids in both countries has crippled two transnational scam syndicates which allegedly targeted South-east Asian victims.In a news release today, the police here said that the raids against the suspected money laundering activities were carried out in Kuala Lumpur, Johor, as well as in Singapore.
Through close collaboration and joint investigations with the Malaysian authorities, the syndicates were identified to be based in Kuala Lumpur and Johor. The police said that the scam syndicates are believed to be linked to cases involving more than 60 victims. These victims had made reports for a wide range of scams — ranging from sexual services scams to government official impersonation scams as well as loan scams.
In Singapore, the police arrested two men and two women — aged between 18 and 49 — for their allegedly involvement in aiding the money laundering syndicate by handing over their personal bank accounts or relinquishing their Singpass accounts.Another 24 people are assisting the police here with their investigations.If found guilty of facilitating the unauthorised access to computer material, they may be jailed a maximum of two years, fined, or both.
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