Man in SG jailed, fined for receiving money stolen by scammers and transferring it to Malaysian accounts


Ong received six fund transfers amounting to S$21,500 in his bank accounts. — The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man received into his bank account money stolen from scam victims and transferred it to another bank account in Malaysia.

Ong Wei Chyuan, 29, on Monday (Jan 10) pleaded guilty to an offence of carrying on a business of providing payment services without a licence and was jailed seven weeks and fined S$645 (RM1,997).

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