Singapore charges 32-year-old in $53 million Cambodia scam case

Singapore police took custody of 32-year-old Francis Tan Thuan Heng after Malaysian authorities arrested him in Perlis on March 10 over his alleged role in a Phnom Penh-based scam syndicate that targeted victims in Singapore. He is due in court on Saturday on a charge of facilitating a serious offense for a locally linked organized criminal group. Investigators tied the network to at least 535 government-official impersonation scams with about S$53 million in losses. Police said the group’s Cambodia compound was disrupted in a joint operation with Cambodian police on Sept. 9, 2025. Two Singaporeans, Jonathan Boneta and Lee Ding Hao, remain wanted under Interpol red notices.