Overview

• Rajadi Rajasinghe Manamendra Patabadilage Vishwa Madavi, 22, was charged for abetting unauthorised access by disclosing her bank login, and indicated she will plead guilty.
• Police arrested three suspects aged 16 to 31 in raids near Middle Road, Woodlands Street 81 and Cantonment Road, seizing electronic devices and prepaid cards.
• Preliminary findings say the 22-year-old and a 16-year-old allegedly relinquished bank accounts to a syndicate, while a 31-year-old allegedly helped others subscribe to phone lines tied to the scams.
• At least five cases have been reported since Sep 4 with losses of at least S$32,000, and MINDEF says seven suspected incidents involved impostors rather than SAF personnel.
• Targets included eateries, a bakery and a florist, with scammers placing large orders and pressuring businesses to pay supposed suppliers for last‑minute add‑ons that never arrived.