40 linked to money-mule activities to face new charges under tougher anti-scam laws


The 40 are suspected to have given or sold their bank accounts, Singpass credentials, or both, to criminal syndicates. - PHOTOS: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Forty people will be charged in court from Sept 9 to 11 for their alleged involvement in scam-related money-mule activities.

The 40 people will be charged with new offences, which were introduced in 2023 following amendments to the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 and the Computer Misuse Act 1993.

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