PUBLISHED ONAugust 16, 2026 10:30 PMBYSean LerA 16-year-old will be among 20 people to be charged in court from Monday (Aug 17) to Thursday for their alleged involved in various scams.
The 17 men and three women, aged between 16 and 64, are said to be involved in various scams such as job and investment scam, government official impersonation scam, internet love scam, and sexual services scam.
Police did not disclose the total amount of losses they are linked to, but said that their offences include: abetment to cheating, acquiring another person's benefits from criminal proceeds, assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct, abetting unauthorised access to computer material, unlawful disclosure of passwords or access codes, and knowingly providing fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for monetary gain.
They are believed to have facilitated scam activities by relinquishing or selling their bank accounts, assisting in receiving or transferring funds or collecting cash from scam victims, and enabling criminal syndicates to commit money laundering.
Some of these individuals had allegedly cheated banks into opening accounts and handed over their internet banking credentials to unknown persons.
One of them had allegedly disclosed his Singpass credentials unlawfully, thereby allowing criminal syndicates to misuse his identity and opened a bank account.
Another individual is also believed to have assisted such syndicates in registered SIM cards in exchange for monetary rewards.
The offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine, or both.
Those found guilty of cheating may be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.
Facilitating authorised access to computer material carries a penalty of up to two years' jail, a fine, or both.
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