{"id":7622,"date":"2025-09-20T07:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T07:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/three-more-suspects-arrested-over-fake-bulk-order-scams\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T07:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T07:18:25","slug":"three-more-suspects-arrested-over-fake-bulk-order-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/three-more-suspects-arrested-over-fake-bulk-order-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Three more suspects arrested over fake bulk order scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div readability=\"62.893186003683\">\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Three more people have been arrested for their suspected links to the recent fake bulk order scams that were carried out through impersonating Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Two men and a woman aged between 17 and 28 were nabbed during raids in Bukit Batok West, Fernvale Lane and Northshore Drive, said the police in a statement on Sept 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The raids were carried out over two days from Sept 18, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Early investigations suggest that the three suspects acted on the instructions of a scam syndicate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">One suspect, a 28-year-old man, is believed to have given up his Singpass credentials to the syndicate in exchange for money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The other two suspects, a 17-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man, had helped unknown individuals to subscribe to phone lines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Some of these phone lines were found to be linked to the bulk order scams, the police added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">On Sept 16, the police nabbed three suspects aged between 16 and 31 &ndash; the first arrests made after a rash of fake bulk orders came to light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The bulk orders were put in with businesses, ranging from florists to food retailers, by customers claiming to be from the SAF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The orders were often worth more than $1,000, but they were left uncollected and no payment was made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">At least five such cases had been reported since Sept 4, with losses totalling at least $32,000, the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In a Facebook post on Sept 14, the Defence Ministry warned the public about fraudulent bulk orders made by people impersonating SAF personnel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">It said it was aware of seven such cases, none of which involved SAF personnel, and that police reports had been lodged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Anyone found guilty of disclosing Singpass credentials to carry out an offence can be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Those who knowingly provide a fraudulently registered SIM card to another person to facilitate a crime can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\"><span><b>Related stories<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>Fatimah Mujibah for The Straits Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Three more suspects arrested over fake bulk order scams<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three more people have been arrested for their suspected links to the recent fake bulk order scams that were carried out through impersonating Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen. 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