S’porean sisters admit to helping fraudsters launder close to S$1mil from victims of scams


The sisters were part of a scam which involved at least 39 victims, who reported to the police that they had lost money to swindlers from December 2020 to May last year, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Jeremy Bin. — Wood photo created by Racool_studio - www.freepik.com

SINGAPORE: Two Singaporean sisters helped fraudsters launder almost S$1mil (RM3.06mil) from victims of job, investment and dating scams.

One of them, Nur Syafiqah Mohamad Awal, 20, dishonestly kept around S$200,000 (RM613,279) of it and spent some on clothing and staycations.

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