ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – Court charges were filed against five men and two women yesterday, for their alleged roles in money mule activities in Singapore. The charges encompass cheating and aiding unauthorised access to computer materials.
They are Edda Lin Wenqing, 19, Caleb Sho Khai Lok, 20, Muhamad Farmirul Muhamad Farhan, 20, Marcus Lim You Hwee, 28, Raza Iskandar Ashghar Masih, 35, Lim Kim Heng, 44, and Preeta Nivashani M Rechnam, 52.
The police said on January 10 that the accused individuals allegedly sold or rented their bank accounts to criminal syndicates for as much as SGD3,000.
They are believed to have deceived banks into opening accounts before handing over the ATM cards and Internet banking PINs to criminal syndicates.
Marcus Lim You Hwee and Lim Kim Heng also allegedly sold their Singpass credentials to criminal syndicates to create new bank accounts.
According to court documents, Lim Kim Heng allegedly sold his Singpass information to an unknown person on messaging platform Telegram for SGD500.
It was not stated in charge sheets how much Marcus Lim You Hwee received for his alleged actions.
The police said they take a serious view of these offences and will not hesitate to take action against individuals who may be involved in scams.
