SIM cards found in car after Singapore accident help uncover S$200,000 telecoms fraud


The police uncovered an alleged case of conspiracy to commit cheating involving telecommunications fraud. — Lianhe Zaobao/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Ten suspects linked to a conspiracy to commit telecommunications fraud are under probe after police found 125 SIM cards in a car that was involved in an accident in Yishun.

The suspects – nine men and a woman aged between 22 and 71 – are believed to be involved in a cheating conspiracy and pocketing more than S$200,000 (RM694,601), said the police in a statement on July 4.

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