SINGAPORE – Three men have been charged after they gave control of their bank accounts to unknown people.
The accounts were allegedly used by syndicates to launder scam proceeds.
Muhammad Danish Aqid Azman, 21; Mohamed Rizan Abdul Majeed, 43; and Deebenraj M Sivakumar, 30, were charged on Nov 3.
The trio are part of 17 people arrested by the police for their
suspected involvement in various scams
that led to more than $1.6 million in losses.
The 14 men and three women are aged between 17 and 45, with the remaining suspects expected to be charged between Nov 4 and 7.
The scams included government official impersonation, investments and fake buyers.
The trio were charged over both providing unauthorised access to a bank account and helping another person retain the benefits of crime, with Muhammad Danish Aqid handed an additional charge over cheating.
Both Muhammad Danish Aqid and Mohamed Rizan allegedly handed control of their bank accounts to unknown people in January, while Deebenraj did so in October 2024.
