SINGAPORE – A 15-year-old Malaysian teen is expected to be charged in court on April 22 on suspicion of money laundering offences involving at least $9,700 in losses.
The teenage boy was arrested on April 21 after the police earlier received two reports of scams involving permanent residency applications here, they said in a statement late on the same day.
In both cases, the victims allegedly handed over $7,500 and $2,200, respectively, to an unknown person after being told by scammers to do so.
The victims realised they were scammed only after checking with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority on the status of their applications.
