{"id":24450,"date":"2025-12-31T00:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24450"},"modified":"2025-12-31T00:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:16:36","slug":"alleged-scam-caller-in-cambodia-based-singaporean-run-syndicate-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24450","title":{"rendered":"Alleged scam caller in Cambodia-based, Singaporean-run syndicate charged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A man who allegedly worked as a scam caller for a gang that targeted and cheated victims in Singapore was charged on Dec 30. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Eugene Goh, 24, was handed one charge under the Organised Crime Act for his role in the syndicate believed to be behind at least 438 scam cases in which victims lost over $41 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Court documents allege that around Sept 9, the Malaysian national had been a scam caller at a call centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and acted to cheat targeted victims in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Cambodia-based syndicate had allegedly been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/spore-scam-gang-operating-in-cambodia-was-allegedly-led-by-pair-of-brothers?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">set up sometime in 2024<\/p>\n<p><\/a> by Singaporean brothers Ng Wei Liang, 32, and Ng Wei Kang, 33.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The former is still at large.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Sept 9, a joint operation by the Singapore and Cambodian police forces targeted the group, leading to the identification of its members and seizing of assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore police were able to nab 15 of them here during the initial raids. The two Malaysians, one Filipina and 12 Singaporeans, including Ng Wei Kang, have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/12-charged-as-alleged-members-of-scam-syndicate-said-to-be-linked-to-over-40m-in-losses?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">charged under the Organised Crime Act<\/p>\n<p><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">But other members of the syndicate who were in Cambodia are suspected to have escaped to Myanmar prior to the raids after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/spore-scam-syndicate-avoided-arrest-in-cambodia-after-receiving-tip-off?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">receiving a tip-off<\/p>\n<p><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The authorities then released warrants of arrest against 27 Singaporeans and seven Malaysians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Two of the Singaporeans, Wayne Soh You Chen, 27, and Brian Sie Eng Fa, 32, were later caught in Cambodia and Thailand respectively before being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/2-sporeans-arrested-for-suspected-links-to-cambodia-based-scam-ring-following-deportation?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">deported to Singapore<\/p>\n<p><\/a> and charged on Nov 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Another Malaysian, Bernard Goh Yie Shen, 24, was caught in Cambodia, deported to Malaysia, and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/malaysian-arrested-for-suspected-links-to-sporean-led-cambodia-based-scam-ring-31-still-at-large?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">handed over to Singapore and charged<\/p>\n<p><\/a> on Nov 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said 30 suspects \u2013 24 Singaporeans and six Malaysians \u2013 are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/malaysian-man-linked-to-cambodia-based-scam-ring-nabbed-at-woodlands-checkpoint?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">still at large<\/p>\n<p><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1638\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d6724a1044b119b51acb5fb6f9149269075ef7001f747ffafcbeacb7d2446569?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d6724a1044b119b51acb5fb6f9149269075ef7001f747ffafcbeacb7d2446569?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d6724a1044b119b51acb5fb6f9149269075ef7001f747ffafcbeacb7d2446569?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/d6724a1044b119b51acb5fb6f9149269075ef7001f747ffafcbeacb7d2446569\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Photographs and details of 30 suspects allegedly in an organised criminal group based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Eugene Goh, who was not on the initial list of wanted persons linked to the syndicate, has been remanded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">His case is expected to be heard again on Jan 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">If convicted, he may be jailed for up to five years and fined $100,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore 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