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Scammers and mules often use accounts provided by different service providers, leaving behind indicators of scam activity that could help identify and disrupt their operations, MHA said.<\/p>\n
Service providers include: financial institutions such as banks and digital payment token service providers; telcos; as well as those that offer online services including online accounts and related supporting services.<\/p>\n
“However, without consistent information-sharing mechanisms, suspicious activity detected by one service provider may not be shared systematically with others. This can result in fragmented efforts to disrupt scams,” said MHA.<\/p>\n
The ministry announced during its Budget debate earlier this year that the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) and the police are developing a platform, known as the National Scams List, to facilitate such information exchange. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The list will provide partners with additional information on known scam enablers, such as bank accounts, phone lines, online accounts, as well as the identity of culprits behind the scam enablers. With this, banks can proactively uncover and suspend more potential scam accounts before they are used.<\/p>\n
To enable and safeguard scam-related information exchange between the police and service providers, the Bill proposes to allow the police to issue two orders \u2013 a disclosure order and an account disabling order \u2013 to service providers.<\/p>\n
A disclosure order will require a service provider to provide information on specified accounts and scam-related activities, including necessary information to prevent or disrupt scam-related offences.<\/p>\n
A service provider issued an account disabling order must disable the specific account or any accounts that meet specified conditions prescribed by the police.<\/p>\n
These conditions are scam-related indicators specified by the police to identify accounts that may be facilitating scam-related offences. These offences will be prescribed through the subsidiary legislation, said MHA.<\/p>\n
The account subject to the order will be disabled for up to 30 days, and this may be extended once, for up to another 30 days.<\/p>\n
Those whose accounts have been disabled can appeal to the commissioner of police \u2013 or a designated officer of or above the rank of superintendent, or the equivalent. The order will remain in effect while the appeal is being considered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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