3 M'sians, 22 to 24, allegedly came to S'pore to help scam victims of over S$200,000, caught in 6 hours

Three Malaysian nationals aged 22 to 24 were arrested and will be charged in court for their alleged involvement in scams.

According to a news release, the men had allegedly entered Singapore on the instructions of a scam syndicate in Malaysia.

They were told to help scam victims in Singapore.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that all three men were arrested within six hours of their entry into Singapore.

69 bank cards were recovered, which were used to withdraw around S$200,000 from victims' accounts, said the police.

S$200,000 in scam losses

SPF said that they'd received information that one of the men, a 23-year-old, had entered Singapore on Jun. 18.

He was allegedly on an assignment by scam syndicates to collect cash and gold bars from victims in Singapore.

Two accomplices, aged 22 and 24, entered Singapore with him. Preliminary investigations revealed that the men had received instructions from a Malaysia-based scam syndicate to perform ATM withdrawals across Singapore.

All three were arrested by officers from the Anti-Scam Command and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) within six hours of arriving in Singapore.

To be charged in court

The suspects will be charged in court on Jun. 20.

The 23-year-old man will be charged for assisting others to retain criminal proceeds, which could result in up to 10 years' jail, a fine of up to S$500,000, or both.

His two accomplices will be charged for unauthorised access to computer material, an offence punishable by an imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine of up to S$5,000, or both.

"The police continue to observe an increasing trend of Malaysian nationals

travelling to Singapore to assist scam syndicates in collecting cash and valuables from scam victims, as well as making cash withdrawals from ATM machines using relinquished bank cards," SPF said in its news release.

Since Dec. 30, 2025, scammers and members or recruiters of scam syndicates face between six and 24 strokes of mandatory caning under Singapore's laws.

Scam mules who help scammers launder scam proceeds also face discretionary caning of up to 12 strokes.