Police bring S’porean man, 49, & 5 M’sian men, aged 19-31, back to Geylang where they allegedly fraudulently registered SIM cards

Six men, who were arrested for suspected involvement in fraudulently registering SIM cards, were taken back to the crime scene in Geylang on May 26.

The crime scene visit covered three locations: 27 Aljunied Road, 340 Geylang Road and 382 Geylang Road.

The accused were seen wearing white polo tees, black shorts and transparent slippers, with their hands and feet cuffed.

27 Aljunied Road

The first accused, 49-year-old Yeo Kian Tuck, a Singaporean man, arrived at the crime scene located at 27 Aljunied Road at about 10:35am, flanked by investigation officers.

Yeo was brought to 85 Mobile, a small booth that sold SIM cards located outside a convenience stall.

A sign that read “Closed until May 29th” was seen.

He then left the crime scene in a police car at about 10:39am.

In charge sheets seen by Mothership, Yeo was apparently a retailer at 85 Mobile.

On Apr. 4, he allegedly registered a Singtel mobile SIM card at the booth using personal information of a person.

The person apparently did not authorise the use of his personal information for the SIM card registration.

The SIM card was then used in fraudulent activities.

382 Geylang Road

Three accused, as 31-year-old Boon Yik Hui, 29-year-old Lai Tak Shen, and 26-year-old Swee Meng Yi, all Malaysian men, arrived at the crime scene at 382 Geylang Road at about 10:50am.

They were accompanied by officers.

Each of the accused walked through the crime scene individually.

Boon was the first to alight from the van at about 10:51am.

The other two men remained seated inside the van.

After he returned to the vehicle, Lai was brought through the scene, followed by Swee.

They walked through the crime scene with officers separately, and were seen nodding and pointing towards the mobile phones sold at the store.

The trio were apparently retailers at One2Free Mobile Private Limited.

Between Apr. 2 and 3, Boon allegedly registered Starhub SIM cards at the store using personal information of a person.

The person apparently did not authorise the use of his personal information for the SIM card registration.

Between April 2026 and May 2026, Lai was allegedly a party to a criminal conspiracy with a subject identified as “Xu” to facilitate the fraudulent registration of SIM cards that were used in criminal activity.

He was accused of registering SIM cards issued with Singapore telephone numbers using the personal information of foreign individuals.

The foreigners did not authorise them to use their personal information to register the SIM cards.

The SIM cards were believed to be intended for use in illegal activities.

On Mar. 2, Swee allegedly registered a Simba SIM card at the store using personal information of a person.

The person apparently did not authorise the use of her personal information for the SIM card registration.

340 Geylang Road

Two accused, who were Malaysian men identified as 28-year-old Chuah Sze Chun and 19-year-old Brandon Chin You Yin, arrived at the crime scene located at 340 Geylang Road at about 11am, accompanied by investigation officers.

Each of the accused walked through the crime scene individually.

Chuah was the first to alight from the van and walk through the crime scene, while Chin remained seated inside.

After he returned to the vehicle, Chin was brought through the scene.

They were seen pointing towards devices and mobile phones while communicating with officers before returning to the van and leaving at about 11:04am.

Chuah and Chin were apparently retailers at Jumbo Mobile and Jumbo Tech, respectively.

Chuah was accused of partaking in illegal activity in June 2025, while Chin was accused of committing it in April 2026.

The pair were allegedly a party to a criminal conspiracy with a subject identified as Ang Siau Thong to facilitate the fraudulent registration of SIM cards that were used in criminal activity.

They were accused of registering SIM cards issued with Singapore telephone numbers using the personal information of foreign individuals.

The foreigners did not authorise them to use their personal information to register the SIM cards.

The SIM cards were believed to be intended for use in illegal activities.

Background

The six men were among seven individuals arrested during an island-wide enforcement operation targeting errant retailers registering postpaid SIM cards.

The SIM cards were subsequently used by overseas syndicates in scams and featured in impersonation scams.

They were charged in court on May 23 with the offence of facilitation of fraudulent registration of SIM cards that facilitate criminal activity under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906.

The offence carries a fine not exceeding S$10,000, a jail term not exceeding three years, or both.

If convicted, the offender shall also be liable to caning of not more than 12 strokes.

For more information on misuse of SIM cards, members of the public can visit Misuse of SIM Card Offences website at www.police.gov.sg/Advisories/Misuse-of-SIM-Card-Offences.

Members of the public can also call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness if they suspect or know of anyone who could be involved in the registration of SIM cards for illicit purposes.