SINGAPORE, Feb. 12 -- Two Malaysian men pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to repeatedly entering Singapore to withdraw a total of S$1 million (RM3.1 million) in scam proceeds for a syndicate operating via Telegram chat groups.

Chang Yang, 23, admitted to conspiring with Ivan Thong Yoong Khean, 27, to withdraw S$403,020 from 24 bank accounts between May and December 2024, the Channel News Asia reported.

In addition to the same charge as Chang, Thong also pleaded guilty to retaining 51 ATM cards and their access cards, together with Chang.

On top of the initial withdrawal, Chang also took out another S$371,850, while Thong withdrew a further S$255,620; these amounts were included in the charges taken into consideration.

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