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Two Singaporeans Deported from Thailand and Cambodia Charged Over Transnational Scam Operations

SINGAPORE — Two Singaporean men believed to be involved in transnational scam operations were charged in court on Nov 13 after being deported from Thailand and Cambodia.

Ong Kwang Wee, 44, faces a charge of abetment to commit unauthorised access to computer material after allegedly allowing his bank account to be used by criminal syndicates for money laundering.

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He is believed to have worked in a scam centre in Myanmar and fled to Thailand after a police raid. Ong was arrested in Bangkok by Thai authorities and deported to Singapore on Nov 11.

The second man, Seah Jianhao, 44, was charged with abetment by conspiracy to cheat and possessing property suspected to be criminal proceeds.

Seah allegedly served as a translator for a scam syndicate in Cambodia and was found with over $47,000 linked to illicit activities.

Both men remain under police investigation.

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