A 23-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of using stolen credit card information to conduct unauthorized purchases.
On March 11, 2022, the Police Department received a report from a victim who noticed many unauthorized transactions on his debit card.
Officers from the Bedok Police Division uncovered the man’s identity and apprehended him on April 19, 2022. Preliminary investigations indicated that the individual allegedly obtained the victim’s credit card details by unlawfully photographing the victim’s debit card without her consent. The man is also accused of using the victim’s debit card to make online in-game purchases and pay for medical consultation expenses totalling more than $1,200.
On April 21, 2022, the individual will be charged in court with illegally acquiring personal information and access with the purpose to commit cheating.
The crime of illegally acquiring information is punished by imprisonment for up to three years and a fine under Section 416A of the Penal Code 1871.
The offence of access with intent to commit cheating, punishable under Section 4(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1993 read with Cheating under Section 417 of the Penal Code 1871, carries an imprisonment term that may extend up to 10 years, a fine not exceeding $50,000, or both.
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police hotline at 1800-255 0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.