{
  "id": 17004104,
  "title": "S$4M transferred through 17 Singapore bank accounts illegally accessed by Malaysian man sentenced to 8 months’ jail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/s-4m-transferred-through-17-singapore-bank-accounts-illegally",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T01:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/s-4m-transferred-through-17-singapore-bank-accounts-illegally-accessed-by-malaysian-man-sentenced-to-8-months-jail"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SINGAPORE: A job found on Facebook in September 2025 brought Tan Kian Hoa into a transnational syndicate that handled gambling funds and scam proceeds. The 28-year-old Malaysian was sentenced to eight months’ jail in Singapore on Oct 27 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit unauthorised computer access. Tan had been promised RM3,500 a month, equivalent to about S$1,090, for work at a site…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}