Trio arrested for allegedly using stolen card details to commit payment fraud in Singapore

Three men, believed to be members of a transnational scam syndicate, were arrested between Oct 26 and 27 for their alleged involvement in using stolen debit and credit card details to commit payment fraud across Singapore.

The police said on Tuesday (Oct 27) night that they were alerted to a case at a retail establishment on Rochor Canal Road on Monday night.

A 36-year-old man had earlier bought two graphics cards, valued at over $2,700, from a retail store using a mobile wallet.

He later returned to the store about an hour later and attempted to buy more such components valued at over $4,000.

The store staff alerted security officers on duty after becoming suspicious of the man's behaviour. They detained him and called the police.

Police said preliminary investigations revealed that he had received instructions through mobile application to carry out high-end product purchases including graphics cards and other IT components using a mobile wallet.

After making the purchase, he allegedly handed over the fraudulently obtained items to his accomplices, who were waiting in a vehicle, before returning to the store again.

The two accomplices, aged 25 and 27, were identified by officers from the Central Police Division through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from closed-circuit television and police cameras.

By then, the duo had left the location in a rental vehicle, but they were separately arrested in the transit area of Changi Airport on Tuesday.

Further investigations revealed that the two men were also allegedly involved in at least one other case of payment fraud at another store, the police said.

Following their arrest, GeForce RTX 5070 graphics cards, an iPhone 18 Pro Max, and several other mobile phones in their possession were seized as case exhibits.

The three men will be charged in court on Oct 28 with abetment of conspiracy to cheat.

If found guilty of the said offence, they could each face jail of up to 10 years and a fine.

The police warned would-be perpetrators that it is a serious offence to defraud retailers, adding that they take a serious view against anybody who may be involved in scams and frauds.

Members of the public are also advised to be prudent when making online payments using their card details, to visit only reliable websites for online shopping, to safeguard their card details and not to disclose sensitive banking information with anyone.

Those whose credit/debit cards are lost or stolen should immediately call their card-issuing bank.

10 月 26 日至 27 日期间，三名男子因涉嫌使用盗窃的借记卡和信用卡信息在新加坡各地实施支付欺诈而被捕，他们被认为是跨国诈骗集团的成员。

警方周二（10月27日）晚间表示，他们周一晚间接到报案，称罗卓运河路一家零售店发生一起案件。

一名 36 岁男子此前使用移动钱包从一家零售店购买了两张显卡，总价值超过 2700 美元。

大约一小时后，他又回到商店，试图购买更多此类零部件，价值超过 4000 美元。

商店员工对该男子的行为产生怀疑后，立即通知了值班保安。保安人员将该男子拘留并报警。

警方表示，初步调查显示，他通过手机应用程序收到指示，使用移动钱包购买包括显卡和其他IT组件在内的高端产品。

据称，他完成购买后，将非法获得的物品交给在车里等候的同伙，然后再次返回商店。

中央警署的警员通过后续调查，并借助闭路电视和警用摄像机的图像，确认了两名同伙的身份，年龄分别为 25 岁和 27 岁。

当时，两人已乘坐租来的车辆离开现场，但周二在樟宜机场的转机区分别被逮捕。

警方表示，进一步调查显示，这两名男子还涉嫌参与另一家商店的至少一起支付诈骗案。

逮捕他们后，警方缴获了他们所拥有的 GeForce RTX 5070 显卡、一部 iPhone 18 Pro Max 以及其他几部手机，作为案件证据。

这三名男子将于10月28日出庭受审，罪名是教唆他人串谋诈骗。

如果被判犯有上述罪行，他们每人可能面临最高 10 年的监禁和罚款。

警方警告潜在的犯罪分子，欺诈零售商是严重的违法行为，并补充说，他们对任何可能参与诈骗和欺诈的人都持严肃态度。

同时建议公众在使用银行卡信息进行网上支付时要谨慎，只访问可靠的网站进行网上购物，保护好银行卡信息，不要向任何人透露敏感的银行信息。

信用卡/借记卡丢失或被盗者应立即致电发卡银行。