{"id":50285,"date":"2026-05-06T18:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50285"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:22:44","slug":"member-of-singaporean-led-scam-gang-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50285","title":{"rendered":"Member of Singaporean-led scam gang 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<!-- --> <!-- -->One more<!-- --> <!-- -->member of a transnational scam gang <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=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">led by two Singaporean brothers<\/span><\/a> has been charged over facilitating the gang\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On May 6, Ngiam Siow Jui, 30, was handed one charge under the Organised Crime Act over allegedly being a scam caller in a call centre that targeted and cheated victims in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He is to be remanded for another week for investigations, during which he may be taken along on a raid to recover an exhibit, the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ngiam,<!-- --> <!-- -->a Singapore national, is accused of being a member of a Singapore-led scam operation out of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, which is believed to be linked to at least 535 reported scam cases<!-- --> <!-- -->in which victims lost a total of around $53 million.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said on May 5 that Ngiam was arrested by the Cambodian National Police in Phnom Penh before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/sporean-man-allegedly-linked-to-cambodia-scam-ring-arrested-2-more-sporean-suspects-wanted?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">being repatriated to Singapore on May 4<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">If convicted,<!-- --> <!-- -->he faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to $100,000, or both. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The gang\u2019s activities were disrupted when the Singapore Police Force<!-- --> <!-- -->(SPF)<!-- --> <!-- -->launched a simultaneous operation in Cambodia and Singapore on Sept 9, 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The authorities here had arrested and charged 15 suspects in September 2025 with being part of the syndicate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Another 34 people \u2013 27 Singaporeans and seven Malaysians \u2013 were later identified as being involved in the same Phnom Penh-based group and on the run, including alleged ringleader Ng Wei Liang, 32.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">His brother Ng Wei Kang, 33, Ng Wei Liang\u2019s girlfriend Christy Neo Wei En, 29, and his cousin Lester Ng Jing Hai, 29, were among the first 15 suspects charged in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ng Wei Liang remains on the run. Five out of the <!-- -->34<!-- --> have since been arrested. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They are Singaporean nationals Wayne Soh You Chen, Jayen Lee Jian Hao, Brian Sie Eng Fa and Ngiam,<!-- --> <!-- -->as well as Malaysian national Bernard Goh Yie Shen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Additionally, the SPF said on May 5 that it had published another two Interpol Red Notices against two Singaporean nationals believed to be part of the syndicate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Jonathan Boneta, 27, and Lee Ding Hao, 33, are reportedly out of Singapore and at large. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/another-member-of-spore-led-scam-gang-charged-syndicate-believed-behind-53-million-in-losses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 One more member of a transnational scam gang led by two Singaporean brothers has been charged over facilitating the gang\u2019s activities. 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