Jail for Malaysians who entered Singapore repeatedly to withdraw S$1 million in total for syndicate
SINGAPORE: Two Malaysian men who repeatedly entered Singapore and withdrew about S$1 million (US$792,000) in scam proceeds between them were sentenced to jail on Friday (Mar 6). Chang Yang, 23, was given four years and four months’ jail, while Ivan Thong Yoong Khean, 27, will be imprisoned for four years. The pair had admitted to conspiring with each other to withdraw S$403,020 from 24 bank accounts between May 2024 and December 2024. Another two charges each were considered in sentencing. On top of the shared sum, Chang withdrew another S$371,850 and Thong withdrew another S$255,620. Thong had taken up a “job opportunity” from an acquaintance as he was unable to pay back a loan he had taken. He was added to Telegram group chats, which Chang subsequently joined after owing RM100,000 (S$32,200) to a creditor. The chats disseminated weekly duty rosters which assigned two people to enter Singapore on certain days to perform cash withdrawals. On average, Thong and Chang were on duty two to three times a week. On entering Singapore, they received instructions …
