SINGAPORE – Six people – three men and three women aged between 28 and 39 – will be charged in court between Oct 27 and 31 over their involvement in fraudulently registering SIM cards.
In a statement on Oct 25, the police said 18 suspects – 15 men and three women aged between 18 and 59, including the six to be charged – had been rounded up between Oct 15 and Oct 23 during an islandwide operation.
Carried out by officers from the Anti-Scam Command and police land divisions, the operation was aimed at subscribers who had registered postpaid SIM cards allegedly used for criminal activities such as scams.
Those arrested are suspected to have provided fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for monetary gain, said the police.
Based on preliminary investigations, the errant subscribers were offered cash rewards of between $10 and $20 per registered SIM card. The subscribers had reportedly handed over between 38 and 66 SIM cards registered under their names to the syndicates.
