Six males and one woman, aged 30 to 72, are being investigated by the police for their alleged involvement in unlawful horse betting and remote gambling activities.
Six males and one woman, aged 30 to 72, are being investigated by the police for their alleged involvement in unlawful horse betting and remote gambling activities.
Officers from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division conducted enforcement activities at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 on September 25, 2021. A 30-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of being a bookmaker, while a 49-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of offering illegal remote gambling services.
Five more males, ranging in age from 43 to 72, were detained for allegedly betting with a bookmaker and utilizing a remote gambling service. During the operation, more than $8,900 in cash, five cellphones, and an iPad were seized.
Betting with an illegal bookie can result in a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both.
While being a bookie can get a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000, and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
For Remote Gambling, any person who, in Singapore, gambles using remote communication and using a remote gambling service that is not provided by a person otherwise exempt shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both.
Under Section 9(1)(a) of the Remote Gambling Act 2014, any person who organises, manages or supervises remote gambling by others in accordance with arrangements made by a principal of the agent, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both.
A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a series of illegal computer material modification incidents.
The Police have received many reports from victims who worked as delivery employees from package and food delivery businesses or private-hire drivers since September 15, 2021. Following their interactions with the lady, these victims stated that their ‘PayLah’ accounts were allegedly compromised, and a total value of $5,120 was allegedly transferred without their knowledge.
Officers from the Woodlands Police Division were able to determine the woman’s identity via their investigations and arrested her on September 23, 2021.
Police warns of scams
Do not click on URL links provided in unsolicited emails and text messages;
Always verify the authenticity of information received with the official website or sources;
Inform your bank immediately if your bank account has been linked to other accounts without your authorisation; and
Report any fraudulent transactions made on your bank accounts to your bank immediately.
A funny video emerged online showing a drunk woman dancing on the dance floor.
She was seen executing several curious dance moves, including walking on the spot like a gangster, squatting down and shaking her knees before she kneel down and got up.
She then pengsan onto her friend.
The incident didn’t appear to have happened in Singapore.
Two males, ages 20 and 21, have been detained for their alleged participation in a series of loanshark harassment incidents.
Two incidents of loanshark harassment were reported to the police on September 20, 2021, at Hougang Ave 5 and Chai Chee Road, where the doors of residential apartments were set on fire and writings were discovered on the walls alongside one of the units.
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Ang Mo Kio Police Division, and Bedok Police Division determined the identities of the two individuals and detained them on 24 September 20 in the vicinity of Telok Blangah and Sembawang Way, respectively, using pictures from CCTV and police cameras.
The men will face charges under the Moneylenders Act (Revised Edition 2010). Loanshark harassment entails a fine ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, as well as a mandatory jail sentence of up to five years and up to six strokes of the cane for first-time offenders.