Man, 23, arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint after woman allegedly handed over more than S$1.3 million in about 1 month

The police arrested a 23-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of cheating.

Woman tried to withdraw large sum of money

The police were alerted by a bank to a possible scam case on Jun. 20 at about 11:10am.

This was after a woman attempted to withdraw a large sum of money and the transaction was stopped.

The police subsequently managed to locate the woman to find out her purpose for the withdrawal and discovered that she was a possible victim of a cryptocurrency investment scam.

Allegedly handed over more than S$1.3 million

Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman had withdrawn more than S$300,000 from another bank branch before the police’s intervention and purportedly handed over the money to the man in exchange for cryptocurrencies.

The woman had allegedly handed over more than S$1.3 million to the man since May 2025.

Arrested while trying to leave Singapore

The identity of the man was established by Central Police Division officers and he was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint before he could leave Singapore.

The arrest occurred on the same day the woman went to the bank to make the withdrawal.

A bank card allegedly belonging to another person and two handphones were found in the suspect's possession and seized as case exhibits.

The man was charged on Jun. 21 with one offence of unauthorised access to computer material under the Computer Misuse Act 1993.

Penalties

The offence carries a fine of up to S$5,000, or a jail term of up to two years, or both, for first-time offenders.

Repeat offenders can be fined up to S$10,000, or jailed up to three years, or both.

Investigations into the cheating offence is ongoing.

The police said those who have any information relating to such crimes, or if in doubt, can call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit a query online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.

All information will be kept strictly confidential.

Those who require urgent police assistance are to dial "999".

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