Another member of S’porean-led scam gang charged, syndicate thought to be behind $53m in losses
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Ngiam Siow Jui was arrested in Cambodia and repatriated to Singapore on May 4.
PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
SINGAPORE – One more member of a transnational scam gang led by two Singaporean brothers has been charged over facilitating the gang’s activities.
On May 6, Ngiam Siow Jui, 30, was handed one charge under the Organised Crime Act over allegedly being a scam caller in a call centre that targeted and cheated victims in Singapore.
He is to be remanded for another week for investigations, during which he may be taken along on a raid to recover an exhibit, the prosecutor said.
Ngiam, a Singapore national, is accused of being a member of a Singapore-led scam operation out of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, which is believed to be linked to at least 535 reported scam cases in which victims lost a total of around $53 million.
The police said on May 5 that Ngiam was arrested by the Cambodian National Police in Phnom Penh before being repatriated to Singapore on May 4.
If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to $100,000, or both.
The gang’s activities were disrupted when the Singapore Police Force (SPF) launched a simultaneous operation in Cambodia and Singapore on Sept 9, 2025.
The authorities here had arrested and charged 15 suspects in September 2025 with being part of the syndicate.
Another 34 people – 27 Singaporeans and seven Malaysians – were later identified as being involved in the same Phnom Penh-based group and on the run, including alleged ringleader Ng Wei Liang, 32.
His brother Ng Wei Kang, 33, Ng Wei Liang’s girlfriend Christy Neo Wei En, 29, and his cousin Lester Ng Jing Hai, 29, were among the first 15 suspects charged in September 2025.
Ng Wei Liang remains on the run. Five out of the 34 have since been arrested.
They are Singaporean nationals Wayne Soh You Chen, Jayen Lee Jian Hao, Brian Sie Eng Fa and Ngiam, as well as Malaysian national Bernard Goh Yie Shen.
Additionally, the SPF said on May 5 that it had published another two Interpol Red Notices against two Singaporean nationals believed to be part of the syndicate.
Jonathan Boneta, 27, and Lee Ding Hao, 33, are reportedly out of Singapore and at large.
