SINGAPORE – A 28-year-old Malaysian man and a 51-year-old Singaporean woman are expected to be charged on May 9 over the alleged fraudulent registration of SIM cards.
In a statement on May 8, the police said this comes after an enforcement operation on May 7 against errant retailers by officers from the Anti-Scam Command.
The registered postpaid SIM cards were later used by overseas syndicates in scams.
Another four men and four women, aged between 17 and 61, are assisting in investigations, police added.
Preliminary investigations showed that the man had used the information of actual customers to pre-register for additional postpaid SIM cards while the woman supplied SIM cards registered using another person’s information to another person.
The mobile lines were used in impersonation scams.
Police added that the man is expected to be charged with the fraudulent registration of SIM card that facilitates criminal activity.
The woman is expected to be charged with transacting SIM cards registered using another person’s personal information for criminal activity.
The police said criminal syndicates exploit local SIM cards as a communication channel for scams, illegal money lending and vice, among other illicit activities.
Those convicted of facilitating a fraudulent registration of a SIM card that facilitates criminal activity can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both. They may also receive up to 12 strokes of the cane.
Those convicted of transacting a SIM card registered using another person’s personal information for criminal activity can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.
Information on the misuse of SIM cards can be found on the police’s website.
To report someone who could be involved in the registration of SIM cards for illicit purposes, call the police on 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness
All information will be kept strictly confidential, the police said.
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