PUBLISHED ONAugust 27, 2026 1:15 AMBYSean LerTwo men, aged 25 and 47, were arrested on Tuesday (Aug 25) for their their allegedly involvement in fraudulently obtaining the Singpass login credentials of Singapore citizens and work permit holders.
Police said in a news release on Wednesday that the two male Chinese Malaysians were arrested following an operation conducted between Aug 21 and 25.
The operation — to identify the syndicate members — involved officers from the police's Cyber Command, supported by the Singpass Trust & Safety team at the Government Technology Agency of Singapore.
The two arrested Malaysian men were employees of a mobile phone shop in Singapore, the police said, adding that they allegedly exploited opportunities arising from their work to access customers' Singpass accounts.
In one instance, one of the two men offered a customer, who was purchasing a new SIM card, to update the mobile number linked to the customer's Singpass account.
He however used the opportunity to create a LiquidPay account without the customer's knowledge.
Police said that since early March 2026, at least at least 20 Singapore citizens and work permit holders have been investigated for their involvement in registering LiquidPay accounts that purportedly received $110,063 arising from various scams.
Preliminary investigations have indicated that a number of them are believed to be unaware of the account creation or its intended use.
Further investigations have since identified another 171 Singapore citizens and foreign workers whose Singpass accounts were linked to the same activity.
These fraudulently obtained Singpass accounts were used to register for more than 160 additional LiquidPay accounts without the account holders’ knowledge, the police said.
All affected LiquidPay accounts have since been frozen.
The duo will be charged in court on Thursday with the offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct.
If found guilty, they could each face imprisonment of up to ten years, a fine of up to $500,000, or both.
Meanwhile, police investigations into Singapore citizens and work permit holders who voluntarily relinquished their Singpass credentials are ongoing.
Members of the public are reminded that it is an offence to disclose one's Singpass credentials to facilitate an offence.
They are also urged to not accept offers of quick monetary gains in exchange for their Singpass accounts or credentials.
Those who wish to find out if there have been unauthorised phone lines registered to their names can visit SIMCardHowMany (Beta) to check for the number of postpaid SIM cards they hold.
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