

On 29 March 2019, with the assistance of the Royal Malaysia Police, the fifth suspect, a 21-year-old Malaysian man was arrested in Kuala Lumpur for his involvement in the scam. The man was brought back to Singapore on 30 March 2019 and will be charged in court on 1 April 2019 with the offence of dishonestly receiving stolen property.

If convicted, the man faces an imprisonment term of up to 5 years, or with fine, or with both. Over the last year, four other Malaysians were arrested for their involvement in the same case with the help of the Royal Malaysia Police. They have already been charged in court for money laundering offences. Two of them, Looi Yu Chong and Cha Kok Haw, were sentenced to imprisonment terms of 4 years and 10 months, and 2 years and 6 months respectively.

The Police advise members of the public to take the following precautions when they receive unsolicited calls to surrender money to avoid criminal investigations:

Ignore such calls and the caller's instructions.

No government agency in Singapore will demand payment over the telephone or other social messaging platforms (e.g. WeChat or Facebook), or demand that you surrender cash to unnamed persons, or ask you for personal banking information such as your internet banking passwords.




Call the anti-scam helpline at 1800-722-6688 or visit for scam related advice.

Source: Singapore Police Force