Committee of Supply 2023 debate, Day 2: Sun Xueling on stronger laws against scam money mules
The Government intends to tighten the law against those who facilitate the movement of scam proceeds, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Sun Xueling. Speaking in Parliament on Monday (Feb 27), she pointed out that currently, the vast majority of money mule investigations do not result in prosecution. The authorities have to prove that the money mule knew that the monies he was handling were linked to criminal activity. The Government will amend the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act to go after them. The Government is also working closely with GovTech to roll out ScamShield version 2.0 which will include a WhatsApp chat board for the public to report scam messages. To drive vigilance and sound judgement, scam awareness campaigns continue to be a key strategy. The Scam Public Education Office will be launched later this year to customise crime prevention messages to suit specific groups. Ms Sun said the Government is pressing on with a new national anti-scam campaign with the acronym ACT for three key actions. "A" stands for "adding" security features, "C" for "checking" for scam signs and verifying with official sources and "T" for "telling" the authorities, family and friends about scams.
The Government intends to tighten the law against those who facilitate the movement of scam proceeds, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Sun Xueling. Speaking in Parliament on Monday (Feb 27), she pointed out that currently, the vast majority of money mule investigations do not result in prosecution. The authorities have to prove that the money mule knew that the monies he was handling were linked to criminal activity. The Government will amend the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act to go after them. The Government is also working closely with GovTech to roll out ScamShield version 2.0 which will include a WhatsApp chat board for the public to report scam messages. To drive vigilance and sound judgement, scam awareness campaigns continue to be a key strategy. The Scam Public Education Office will be launched later this year to customise crime prevention messages to suit specific groups. Ms Sun said the Government is pressing on with a new national anti-scam campaign with the acronym ACT for three key actions. "A" stands for "adding" security features, "C" for "checking" for scam signs and verifying with official sources and "T" for "telling" the authorities, family and friends about scams.
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