13 Youths 19-22 Arrested Over OCBC Phishing Scams. What mistakes the youths could have made that lead to their arrest?

[duluxe]

13 Youths Arrested Over OCBC Phishing Scams Comprise 9 Men & 4 Women​

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The OCBC Bank phishing scams that came to light in Dec 2021 cheated 790 victims of $13.7 million in total.

The massive scale of the losses attracted Singaporeans’ attention, and inevitably the authorities.

Prompted to act, the police eventually arrested 13 youths who were suspected of being behind the crimes.

hey also seized items that included various mobiles phones and even 2 Rolex watches.

Youths aged 19-22 arrested for involvement in OCBC phishing scams​

The 13 people arrested comprised 9 men and 4 women, said the police in a statement on Sunday (20 Feb).

The men were aged 19-21, while the women were 19-22 years old.

7 of them – all men – were charged on Friday (18 Feb) with assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct.



The offence is enshrined under 44(5)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act, Chapter 65A.

If convicted, they face a prison term of up to 10 years and/or a fine of up to $500,000.

The 7 are being remanded for further investigations. The police are also continuing to investigate the other 6 youths.

Identities established via investigations​

The police established the identities of the 13 youths via “thorough investigations and extensive probes”, they said.

This came after they closely monitored OCBC phishing scam reports since Dec.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) then carried out an islandwide operation from 16-17 Feb.

Arrests made, items seized​

It was during this operation that they arrested all 13 suspects.

They also seized several items, including:

1. mobile devices

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2. bank cards

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3. SIM cards

4. cash totalling $2,760, and

5. 2 Rolex watches worth $35,600

 

[duluxe]

Don’t be an accomplice to crimes​

The police have also warned the public against being an accomplice to crimes.

While most may think that’s unlikely, they reminded that this could happen if you let others use your bank account or mobile phone.


If your account or phone line is linked to a crime due to this, you’ll “be held accountable”, the police added.

Thus, you should always reject such requests.

The police will “spare no effort to track down” people linked to scams. Perpetrators will also be dealt with firmly and in accordance with the law.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

So the arrested, are they accomplices or perpetrators of the crime? Was the mastermind arrested too?

 

[syed putra]

The head honchos used their bank account or get them to open new bsnk account to transfer those scam money into.

 

[eatshitndie]

cash totaling slightly more than $2.69k? what happened to $13.69m?

 

[mojito]

Yalah duluxe guy their moose limp god made them do it.

 

[Leongsam]

These guys are just the pawns in the game. The mastermind is busy recruiting new ones.

 

[bobby]

They all have great future in IT related jobs when they come out from jail....

 

[duluxe]

cash totaling slightly more than $2.69k? what happened to $13.69m?

The small sum is commission. The big sum went to the mastermind.