SINGAPORE, Oct. 28 -- A Malaysian man was sentenced to eight months' jail on Tuesday (October 27) for illegally accessing Singapore bank accounts while working for a transnational syndicate.

Nearly S$4 million (RM12.7 million) flowed through the 17 bank accounts, including over S$21,000 linked to reported scam cases here, CNA reported.

Tan Kian Hoa, 28, pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal conspiracy to commit unauthorised computer access under the Computer Misuse Act.

According to CNA, he had found a job on Facebook in September 2025, and was told through Telegram that he would be paid RM3,500 every month.

He then reported for work at an online gambling syndicate located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru.

Besides gambling funds, t...