2 scam syndicates busted by Singapore and Malaysia police in KL and Johor, 13 people arrested

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In Singapore, police arrested four poeple for their suspected involvement in aiding the money laundering syndicate by handing over their personal bank accounts or relinquishing their SingPass accounts.

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Two transnational scam syndicates allegedly involved in money laundering activities were crippled in simultaneous raids carried out in Kuala Lumpur and Johor, said police.

On Aug 10, a team of 12 Anti-Scam Command officers from CAD, together with the Malaysian officers, conducted simultaneous raids at two apartment complexes in Kuala Lumpur and Johor. Two female and seven male Malaysians aged between 19 and 39 years were arrested for their suspected involvement in cross-border money laundering.

Simultaneously in Singapore, officers from the Anti-Scam Command arrested two men and two women, aged between 18 and 49 years, for their suspected involvement in aiding the money laundering syndicate by handing over their personal bank accounts or relinquishing their SingPass accounts. Another 24 individuals are assisting the police in their investigations.The offence of facilitating unauthorized access to computer material carries an imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine, or both.

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