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A 24-year-old Malaysian has been charged in Singapore for his alleged role in overseeing operations at a Cambodia-based scam call centre uncovered in September
According to The Straits Times, Bernard Goh Yie Shen is believed to be part of a group of 34 suspects wanted by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) for their alleged involvement in government official impersonation scams targeting Singaporeans.
The syndicate was disrupted during a joint operation between SPF and the Cambodian National Police on 9 September. As part of ongoing investigations, police had earlier released photos of the wanted 27 Singaporeans and seven Malaysians.
Bernard Goh Yie Shen.
Image via Singapore Police Force/New Straits TimesOn Tuesday, 18 November, Goh was charged with one count of facilitating the commission of a serious offence at the direction of a locally-linked organised criminal group under the Organised Crime Act
The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years' jail, a fine of up to SGD100,000 (RM318,000), or both.
Goh has been remanded for further investigation and is expected to return to court on 25 November.
He was arrested by the Cambodian National Police in Phnom Penh and deported to Malaysia before being handed over to Singapore's Criminal Investigation Department on 17 November.
On Monday, 17 November, Singaporeans Wayne Soh You Chen, 27, and Brian Sie Eng Fa, 32, were also charged as scam callers linked to the same syndicate
Both men were deported from Cambodia and Thailand to Singapore and arrested upon arrival.
This means 31 suspects, including the alleged Singaporean ringleader, Ng Wei Liang, remain at large
The syndicate, which operated out of Phnom Penh, is believed to be behind at least 438 scam cases, causing losses of more than SGD41 million (approximately RM133 million).
