According to the Police media release, 6 men and 1 woman are facing investigations after the Police conducted a two-day raid in areas across Singapore.

The raided areas included handphone shops located at Bukit Merah, Bukit Batok, Jalan Besar and Geylang Road.

The raid which lasted from 30 Nov to 1 Dec unveiled 7 individuals between the ages of 31 and 50 who are suspected of registering SIM cards illegally.

In street terms, this kind of SIM card is known as “Space Cards” or “太空卡”.

This typically means that the numbers cannot be traced to the person holding on to the SIM card as the registration would be typically done with a foreigner’s particulars.

The Police said that the SIM cards were pre-registered using the identities of foreigners without their knowledge and the SIM cards are kept and sold to those who needed “anonymity”.

These kind of SIM cards are typically used by loan sharks and other illegal business.

Penalties

If they are found guilty of unauthorized modification of computer material which is under the Computer Misuse Act, they can reach be fined up to $10,000 and/or jail up to 3 years.

In Singapore, we have a growing aging population and many of these elderly people tend to end up in retirement homes.

But when it comes to the life and death of seniors, their children are often elusive.

The Police posted a media release regarding the appeal for the next of kin of a man who recently passed away.

Police Appeal

The Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 74-year-old Mr Mat Nabi Bin Kumun to come forward.

Mr Mat Nabi, a former resident of Acacia Home located at 30 Admiralty Street, passed away on 28 November 2021.

Anyone with information is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

All information will be kept strictly confidential.

According to the Police media release, a new scam variant that involves job and online gambling is out.

The messages are typically sent from an email address ending with “@163.com”

Job scams

The victims would receive an SMS promising a high salary, the job entails performing a simple task such as adding items into online shopping carts, liking social media posts, and performing bank transactions to receive commissions.

The victims would be promised a fee for tasks performed and the scammers would lead the victim into installing an application for “receiving commission payments”. However, no payouts are ever made.

Online Gambling scams

Victims received messages that promises high bonuses for opening an account on the online gambling sites, after depositing money on the website. The victims would be informed that their account has been frozen.

The victims will be told to deposit again to unfreeze the account.

By then the money is long gone.