7 youths aged 19 to 22 charged over recent OCBC phishing scams

[micromachine]

The police have arrested nine men and four women, aged between 19 and 22, for their alleged involvement in a spate of high-profile phishing scams involving OCBC Bank between December last year and January.

In a news release on Sunday (Feb 20) evening, the police said that seven men among those nabbed were charged in court on Friday. The scams had hit 790 OCBC customers who lost a total of S$13.7 million to the scammers.

The police said they had been closely monitoring reports of the phishing scams and identified the 13 suspects through “thorough investigations and extensive probes”. They were arrested in an islandwide operation on Feb 16 and 17.

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[Rogue Trader]

I am suspicious they are the only ones involved. Must be a mastermind behind them

 

[laksaboy]

They sound very talented and should be immediately hired by Govtech.

 

[jw5]

They sound very talented and should be immediately hired by Govtech.

Yes, more tracing together and safe entries please.

 

[syed putra]

After getting tens of millions they are still around?