On 9 December 2025, 10 men, aged between 17 and 32, were charged by the Police for their suspected involvement in relation to a series of unauthorised attempts to change registered residential addresses through the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) electronic change of address (eCOA) service.  The case was first made known by ICA to the public on 11 January 2025.

2.          Four other men were earlier charged in January 2025 in relation to this case. On 9 December, the Police tendered additional charges against three of the four men. The remaining man, a 30-year-old man who is believed to be the mastermind, was charged with 42 additional charges in July and November 2025.

3.          With these developments, a total of 14 persons have been charged by the Police in relation to this case so far. Of these, five were also charged by the ICA for their suspected involvement in the false reporting of changes of residential address.

4.          Investigations by the Police and ICA have revealed a criminal network that allegedly intercepted ICA PIN mailers, which were then used to change the registered residential addresses of their victims. The criminal network had allegedly done this in order to receive Singpass password reset mailers, which enabled them to take over the victims’ Singpass accounts.

5.          Of the 14 persons who have been charged, three are believed to be the key actors, while the remaining 11 are believed to have played supporting roles. A summary of their involvement is set out at Annex A.

6.          Seven other persons who were arrested in connection with this case were administered with 24-month Conditional Warnings in lieu of prosecution.

SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
9 DECEMBER 2025

Annex A

Summary of the charges against the 14 accused persons

            Of the 14 persons who have been charged, three are believed to be the key actors, while the remaining 11 are believed to have played supporting roles.

Key Actors

2.            The three key actors are believed to be part of a criminal network, with details of their offences set out below:

a. Ng Wei Chang, 30, who is believed to be the mastermind, had allegedly fraudulently changed the registered residential addresses of the victims using the ICA eCOA system, and compromised 18 Singpass accounts. He was first charged on 17 January 2025 and faced 42 additional charges on 3 July 2025 and 20 November 2025, including offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1993 (CMA) and the National Registration Regulations (NRR).

b. Chaing Bang Xuan, 32, is believed to be a key facilitator who had allegedly obtained NRIC details and recruited runners. He was first charged on 15 January 2025 and faced six additional charges on 9 December 2025, including offences under the CMA and for transferring benefits from criminal conduct under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 (CDSA).   

c. Lee Ming Shen, 25, is believed to be a recruiter who allegedly managed a network of runners to source for mailing addresses and obtained Singpass credentials. He was charged on 9 December 2025 with eight charges, including for offences under the CMA for abetment to disclose Singpass access codes and supplying its credentials to others, and for abetment under the NRR in falsely applying for changes of residential addresses.

Supporting Roles

3.          The 11 other men allegedly played supporting roles such as recruiting runners, acting as intermediaries to transmit photos of PIN mailers, relinquishing their own Singpass or bank account credentials for monetary gain, and falsely applying for changes of residential addresses. They have been charged for offences including: 

a. Unauthorised disclosure of access code under Section 8 of the CMA; 
b. Disclosure of Singpass credentials under Section 8A of the CMA;
c. Supplying or obtaining the Singpass credentials of another person under Section 8B of the CMA;
d. Provision of false information and fraudulent application of changes in residential address under Regulation 20(a) of the NRR; and
e. Other related offences including abetment of the above. 

4.          A summary of the charges against the 14 individuals is set out below: