Police debunk US claims of tech firm linked to Chinese transnational cybercrime being based in Singapore新加坡警方驳斥美国关于与中国跨国网络犯罪有关的科技公司总部设在新加坡的说法。
The police have debunked a US claim that a tech firm linked to Chinese transnational crime is based in Singapore.The firm, SafeW Technology Co Ltd, is allegedly part of Chinese transnational cybercrime-linked Xinbi Guarantee, according to the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).OFAC claimed in a now-unavailable press release that SafeW is based in Singapore...
The police have debunked a US claim that a tech firm linked to Chinese transnational crime is based in Singapore.
The firm, SafeW Technology Co Ltd, is allegedly part of Chinese transnational cybercrime-linked Xinbi Guarantee, according to the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
OFAC claimed in a now-unavailable press release that SafeW is based in Singapore and that it is linked to Xinbi Guarantee.
There is no information or evidence to substantiate the claim that SafeW is incorporated in Singapore, the police said in response on Thursday (Sept 10) to OFAC's claims.
"The SPF is in contact with the US authorities on this matter," the police added.
The Trump administration had on Wednesday sanctioned Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee as part of a crackdown on transnational cybercrime.
The US Department of Justice also announced it had seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets tied to the platform, which has over 650,000 users, freezing more than US$52 million (S$65 million) in potentially laundered funds in just one day, reports said.
"This is not a distant overseas crime story," said Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, at a press conference, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
"It is an industrial extraction of American savings run by Chinese transnational criminal enterprises and platforms."
SCMP reported that Xinbi Guarantee is accused of enabling scam centres to buy and sell illicit services that target Americans, and helping syndicates connect with merchants.
"Singapore does not tolerate corporate entities that use Singapore as a base, or claims of association with Singapore, to facilitate criminal activities and will take firm action if we detect any wrongdoing," the police added.
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警方驳斥了美国关于一家与中国跨国犯罪有关的科技公司总部设在新加坡的说法。
据美国财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 称，该公司 SafeW Technology Co Ltd 据称是与中国跨国网络犯罪集团新必担保有关联的公司。
美国财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 在一份现已无法获取的新闻稿中声称，SafeW 总部位于新加坡，并且与 Xinbi Guarantee 有关联。
警方周四（9月10日）回应美国财政部外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）的说法时表示，没有任何信息或证据可以证实SafeW是在新加坡注册成立的。
警方补充说：“新加坡警察部队正在就此事与美国当局保持联系。”
特朗普政府周三对中文交易平台新比担保实施制裁，这是打击跨国网络犯罪行动的一部分。
据报道，美国司法部还宣布，已查封了与 Telegram 平台相关的频道和加密货币钱包，该平台拥有超过 65 万用户，仅一天就冻结了超过 5200 万美元（6500 万新元）的潜在洗钱资金。
据《南华早报》报道，哥伦比亚特区美国检察官珍妮·皮罗在新闻发布会上表示：“这不是发生在遥远海外的犯罪故事。”
“这是由中国跨国犯罪企业和平台进行的对美国民众储蓄的工业化掠夺。”
《南华早报》报道称，新比担保被指控帮助诈骗中心买卖针对美国人的非法服务，并帮助犯罪团伙与商家建立联系。
警方补充说：“新加坡绝不容忍任何以新加坡为基地或声称与新加坡有关联来从事犯罪活动的企业实体，一旦发现任何不当行为，我们将采取坚决行动。”
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