Two S’poreans face scam-linked charges after being deported

One was caught by Thai police during raid, and the other by Cambodian authorities

- Claudia Tan

Two Singaporeans believed to be involved in transnational scams targeting Singaporeans were hauled to a district court on Nov 13 after being deported, one from Thailand and the other, Cambodia.

Ong Kwang Wee, 44, was handed one charge for abetment to commit unauthorised access to computer material.

Charge sheets stated that Ong allegedly allowed an unknown person known as “Ah Feng” to access his bank account in April.

The bank account was used by criminal syndicates to launder funds.

Ong is also believed to be part of a transnational scam syndicate operating a scam centre in Myanmar involved in government official impersonation scams targeting Singaporeans.

Preliminary investigations revealed that he was involved in administrative functions at the scam centre, and that he fled to Thailand when the centre was raided by Myanmar authorities, said Singapore police in a statement on Nov 13.

He was arrested by the Royal Thai Police during a raid in Bangkok and deported to Singapore on Nov 11.