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A 19-year-old is among 20 persons to be charged in court from April 13 (Monday) to April 17 for their alleged involvement in perpetuating scam-related money mule activities.<\/p>\n
The 20 persons \u2014 15 men and five women \u2014 aged between 19 and 49, are suspected to be involved in various scams such as government officials impersonation, jobs, e-commerce and investments scams, accounting for over $1.3 million in losses.<\/p>\n
Their offences include: abetment to cheating, assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct and abetting unauthorised access to computer material.<\/p>\n
Police said on Sunday that the 20 individuals had allegedly facilitated scam activities by relinquishing or selling their bank accounts, and enabled criminal syndicates to launder money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some of these individuals had allegedly cheated banks into opening accounts and handed over their iBanking credentials to unknown persons.<\/p>\n
The offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine, or both.<\/p>\n
Those found guilty of cheating may be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.<\/p>\n
Facilitating authorised access to computer material carries a penalty of up to two years’ jail, a fine, or both.<\/p>\n
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