S'pore man, 26, to be charged for allegedly obtaining Singpass accounts through fake job ads & helping scam syndicates

A 26-year-old man in Singapore will be charged in court on Feb. 10 for allegedly helping scam syndicates illegally access bank and Singpass accounts.

In to a news release on Feb. 9, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that he had gotten the accounts through social media platforms and other messaging apps such as Telegram.

One account was also used to launder more than S$1 million in alleged scam proceeds.

Obtained SingPass accounts via fake job ads, bank accounts via social media

Early investigations revealed that the man had allegedly worked with scam syndicates to use compromised Singpass accounts obtained through job scam advertisements posted on Telegram.

He had also allegedly used one Singpass account to register as a business and open a corporate bank account.

The account was then reportedly used to launder more than $1 million in suspected scam proceeds.

The man also allegedly helped the syndicates to obtain bank accounts through various social media messaging platforms.

As part of investigations, police had seized two mobile phones and two ATM cards as case exhibits.

Penalties

If found guilty for assisting the syndicated to obtain unauthorised access to the bank accounts, the man may be fined up to S$5,000, jailed up to two years, or both.

If found guilty of obtaining another person's Singpass credentials, he may be jailed up to three years, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

The public is advised to avoid being an accomplice in such scams crimes and to reject seemingly attractive money-

making opportunities promising fast and easy pay-outs for the use of their Singpass accounts, bank accounts, or allow their personal bank accounts to be used to receive and transfer money for others.

Top photos by Singapore Police Force