Singaporean linked to scam syndicate based in Cambodia arrested for immigration offences in Vietnam
One more Singaporean linked to a Cambodia-based scam syndicate has been nabbed and deported to Singapore.
27-year-old Lam Yong Yan is now in police custody and will be charged, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a news release on Friday (6 Nov) night.
Source: Singapore Police Force
Singaporean arrested in Vietnam on 19 Nov 2025
Lam was detained by Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security for immigration offences on 19 Nov 2025, SPF said.
He was deported to Singapore on Friday and arrested by SPF when he arrived at Changi Airport.
Source: Singapore Police Force
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director Julius Lim said Singapore deeply appreciates the Vietnamese ministry’s “strong support and close cooperation” in securing Lam’s return to Singapore.
Singaporean to be charged on 7 Nov
Lam will be charged in court on Saturday (7 Nov) with facilitating the commission of a serious offence in furtherance of the illegal purpose of a locally linked Organised Criminal Group.
The offence, under Section 12(2)(b) of the Organised Crime Act 2015, carries up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to S$100,000.
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Lim warned that those who prey on victims in Singapore should know that “crossing borders does not put them beyond the reach of the law”.
“The SPF will work with our international partners to hold them accountable, however far they go,” he added.
Singaporean linked to Cambodia scam syndicate busted in Sept 2025
Tan is among 29 Singaporeans suspected of being members of a scam syndicate operating from a compound in Phnom Penh.
The syndicate is believed to be involved in government official impersonation scams targeting victims in Singapore.
There have been at least 528 reported cases involving about S$53 million in losses.
The syndicate was uncovered during a joint operation by SPF and the Cambodian National Police on 9 Sept 2025, leading to the arrest of 15 suspects in Singapore — 12 Singaporeans, two Malaysians, and one Filipino national.
Source: Singapore Police Force
SPF also issued prohibition-of-disposal orders and seized assets linked to the syndicate as part of ongoing investigations.
23 Singaporeans remain at large
However, SPF said on 29 Oct 2025 that it was looking for 34 more suspected members of the syndicate — 27 Singaporeans and seven Malaysians.
Two additional Singaporean suspects were later identified following further investigations — Jonathan Boneta, 27, and Lee Ding Hao, 33 — bringing the number of Singaporeans involved to 29. Additional Interpol Red Notices were issued against them on 25 March.
All the suspects are believed to have operated out of the same scam compound in Phnom Penh.
With the arrests of six Singaporeans and one Malaysian so far, 23 Singaporeans and six Malaysians remain at large.
Anyone with information on the suspects’ whereabouts should call the SPF Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit it via the SPF I-Witness portal.
All information received will be kept strictly confidential.
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Featured image adapted from Singapore Police Force.
