SINGAPORE, June 26 -- A Malaysian man who joined a Cambodian scam syndicate was jailed after he failed to cheat any victims and was fired within days of starting work as a scam caller.

According to The Straits Times, court documents showed that the 30-year-old was recruited into a Phnom Penh-based syndicate that targeted Singaporeans through government official impersonation scams, before being arrested during a police operation in 2025.

He was sentenced to 16 months and two weeks' jail after pleading guilty to being a member of an organised crime syndicate. Another cheating charge was taken into consideration.

The court heard he joined the operation after a friend introduced him to the job, and later travelled to Cambodia in November ...