\n<\/p>\n
Some 14 persons, aged between 18 and 36, will be charged in court between March 9 and 13 for their alleged involvement in providing fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for monetary gains.<\/p>\n
The 10 men and four women were allegedly offered cash rewards of between $5 and $20 per registered SIM card.<\/p>\n
Police said they each handed over between 17 and 65 SIM cards, registered under their names, to a crime syndicate.<\/p>\n
They were allegedly instructed to sign up and purchase SIM cards in bulk across different retailers before handing them over to their couriers.<\/p>\n
Those convicted of knowingly providing a registered SIM card to another person to facilitate a crime for any gain will face a maximum fine of $10,000, a jail term of up to three years, or both.<\/p>\n
Scammers and members or recruiters of scam syndicates face mandatory caning of at least six to 24 strokes if convicted<\/a>. Those who enable scammers by laundering scam proceeds may face discretionary cane of up to 12 strokes.<\/p>\n Those involved in mule-related offences may face restrictions on banking services and mobile line subscriptions to prevent further facilitation of scams.<\/p>\n Those who have information on persons being involved in the fraudulent registration of SIM cards call the police hotline on 1800-255-000<\/a>. They may also submit information online at www.police.gov.sg\/i-witness<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n [[nid:731065]]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n