SINGAPORE: A total associated with 362 people are getting investigated for their claimed involvement as scammers or money mules in scams which led to victims shedding more than S$11. 1mil (RM35. 63mil), the police said on Friday (Aug 5).
Comprising 249 as well as 113 women, the 362 are believed to be involved in more than one, 050 scams, which includes Internet love, federal government and China authorities impersonation and ecommerce cases.
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The particular youngest of those being investigated is 16 while the oldest is definitely 82.
The particular police’s Commercial Matters Department and 7 land divisions performed a two-week islandwide operation between This summer 22 and Aug 4.
“The suspects are now being investigated for the alleged offences of infidelity, money laundering or even providing payment providers without a licence, ” said the police.
Cheating carries a good imprisonment term as high as 10 years and a good, while money washing carries a jail expression not exceeding 10 years, a fine of up to S$500, 000 (RM1. 61mil), or both.
Those found doing providing payment solutions without a licence face a maximum fine of S$125, 1000 (RM404, 911), a jail term as high as three years, or both.
To avoid becoming an accomplice to crimes, the public should “always reject requests by others to use your bank account or mobile ranges as you will be kept accountable if they are linked to crimes”, the police said.
A year ago, victims of all sorts of scams here lost at least S$633mil (RM2. 05bil) – greater than twice the S$268. 4mil (RM869. 42mil) lost in 2020.
Last week, the police said 93 victims lost at least S$56. 2mil (RM182. 04mil) to business email scams in the initial three months of this 12 months. – The Straits Times (Singapore)/Asia News Network