Overview
- Goh Eugene, a 24-year-old Malaysian, was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint on Dec 28 and charged on Dec 30 with facilitating cheating in furtherance of an organised criminal group's illegal purpose.
- According to his charge sheet, he allegedly worked as a scam caller from a Phnom Penh call centre around Sept 9 targeting victims in Singapore.
- The syndicate is believed to be behind at least 438 reported cases that deceived victims into transfers, with losses totaling at least S$41 million.
- Singapore and Cambodian police disrupted the group's Phnom Penh compound on Sept 9, and investigators have seized assets and issued prohibition of disposal orders.
- Goh has been remanded pending investigations, with his case due back in court on Jan 6, as 30 suspects — 24 Singaporeans and six Malaysians — remain wanted.