Malaysian man gets eight months’ jail for helping syndicate access Singapore bank accounts in S$4m case

SINGAPORE, Oct 28 — A Malaysian man was sentenced to eight months' jail on Tuesday (October 27) for illegally accessing Singapore bank accounts while working for a transnational syndicate.

Nearly S$4 million (RM12.7 million) flowed through the 17 bank accounts, including over S$21,000 linked to reported scam cases here, CNA reported.

Tan Kian Hoa, 28, pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal conspiracy to commit unauthorised computer access under the Computer Misuse Act.

According to CNA, he had found a job on Facebook in September 2025, and was told through Telegram that he would be paid RM3,500 every month.

He then reported for work at an online gambling syndicate located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru.

Besides gambling funds, the syndicate also moved scam funds.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) received scam reports relating to 17 Maribank or GXS bank accounts under the syndicate's control, involving losses ranging from S$150 to S$2,968.

SPF said in July that it had conducted a two-month-long operation targeting transnational scams, alongside nine foreign law enforcement agencies.

Acting on information provided by MariBank, the police disrupted the syndicate in March.

Malaysian authorities arrested Tan on July 20, and handed him over to Singapore police on the following day.

If found guilty of conspiracy to commit unauthorised access to computer material, he could face a jail term of up to two years, fined up to S$5,000, or both. — AsiaOne

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新加坡，10 月 28 日——一名马来西亚男子周二（10 月 27 日）被判处 8 个月监禁，罪名是为跨国犯罪集团工作期间非法访问新加坡银行账户。

据亚洲新闻台报道，近400万新元（1270万令吉）资金流经这17个银行账户，其中包括与本地已报道的诈骗案件有关的超过2.1万新元。

28 岁的 Tan Kian Hoa 承认犯有一项刑事串谋罪，即违反《计算机滥用法》非法访问计算机。

据 CNA 报道，他在 2025 年 9 月通过 Facebook 找到了一份工作，并通过 Telegram 被告知每月将获得 3,500 令吉的报酬。

随后，他前往位于柔佛州新山依斯干达公主城的一家网络赌博集团上班。

除了赌博资金外，该犯罪集团还转移了诈骗资金。

新加坡警察部队 (SPF) 收到有关该犯罪集团控制的 17 个 Maribank 或 GXS 银行账户的诈骗报告，损失金额从 150 新元到 2968 新元不等。

新加坡警察部队在7月份表示，它与九个外国执法机构合作，开展了为期两个月的打击跨国诈骗行动。

根据 MariBank 提供的信息，警方于 3 月份捣毁了该犯罪集团。

马来西亚当局于7月20日逮捕了谭某，并于次日将其移交给新加坡警方。

如果被判犯有串谋非法访问计算机资料罪，他可能面临最高两年监禁、最高5000新元罚款，或两者并罚。——亚洲新闻网

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