Woman jailed in Singapore after bank account linked to her received nearly S$4.8mil in scam proceeds


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SINGAPORE: In need of money, a woman who was just released from prison agreed to share her Singpass details with another person as she was promised she would receive S$60,000 annually.

Sakinah Waheeda Abdul Manan, 34, is back behind bars after a bank account linked to her received the benefits of a phishing scam totalling nearly $4.8 million.

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