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SINGAPORE: Two men will be charged on Thursday (Nov 13) after being deported from Thailand and Cambodia over scam offences.<\/p>\n
The men, both aged 44, are believed to be involved in transnational scam operations and money mule offences, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The first man was deported from Thailand on Tuesday. He was arrested by the Royal Thai Police during a raid in Bangkok.<\/p>\n
SPF said he was allegedly part of a transnational syndicate, which authorities believe was operating a scam centre in Myanmar.<\/p>\n
The centre had purportedly perpetrated government official impersonation scams that targeted Singaporeans.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary investigations revealed that the man had travelled to Myanmar and was involved in administrative functions at the scam centre before fleeing to Thailand after the scam centre was raided by Myanmar authorities,\u201d SPF said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition to the man\u2019s alleged involvement in the overseas scam syndicate, he purportedly relinquished his personal bank account in Singapore, enabling criminal syndicates to move suspicious funds using the account.”<\/p>\n
The man was arrested upon arrival in Singapore on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He will be charged with abetment to commit unauthorised access to computer material. If convicted, he may be jailed for up to two years, fined or both.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The second man was arrested by Cambodian police for his alleged participation in a transnational scam syndicate that conducted telecommunication fraud from Krong Bavet, a city near Cambodia\u2019s border with Vietnam.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigations found that he allegedly served as a translator for the syndicate. His bank accounts in Singapore were also purportedly used to receive illicit funds from scam activities.<\/p>\n
He was also arrested upon arrival in Singapore on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The second man will be charged with abetment by conspiracy to cheat and possessing property reasonably suspected to be the benefits of criminal conduct.<\/p>\n
The offence of cheating carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine or both.<\/p>\n
Anyone convicted of possessing property reasonably suspected to be the benefits of criminal conduct can face up to three years\u2019 jail, a fine of up to S$150,000 (US$115,000) or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n