Six men, one woman, and three teenagers – aged between 16 and 28 – have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a spate of banking-related malware scams.
The 10 individuals were nabbed following island-wide operations conducted by the Commercial Affairs Department and Police Intelligence Department from Aug 28 to Sept 8.The suspects allegedly facilitated the scam cases by relinquishing their bank accounts, Internet banking credentials, and Singpass credentials for monetary gains.
Victims responded to advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook, downloaded Android Package Kit from unofficial app stores as instructed by the scammers, and were convinced to turn on accessibility services on their phones. The offence of acquiring benefits from criminal conduct carries a jail term of up to 10 years, a fine of up to $500,000, or both.
Disclosing Singpass credentials can lead to a jail term of up to three years, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
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