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The Star
2 days ago
- The Star
Man charged after using KrisFlyer air miles from accounts he bought illegally
The man was handed four charges under the Computer Misuse Act. - Photo illustration: Lianhe Zaobao file SINGAPORE: A man was charged in court on Thursday (May 29) after he allegedly bought KrisFlyer accounts illegally and used the accumulated air miles to make purchases. Rizaldy Primanta Putra, 28, was handed four charges under the Computer Misuse Act. Two of the charges were for the unauthorised access to computer material, and the other two were for the unauthorised modification of such material. According to a police statement, after allegedly accessing the KrisFlyer accounts, Putra, an Indonesian, flew to Singapore in June 2024 and purportedly used the miles from these accounts to buy a Samsung phone and phone cover from a retail shop in Changi Airport, as well as some pastries from a store in Bugis. The items amounted to more than $1,600. After Singapore Airlines lodged a police report on Oct 11, 2024, police officers established Putra's identity, but he had already left the country in September 2024. Putra returned to Singapore on Jan 11, 2025, and was detained by Airport Police Division officers at Changi Airport. In court on May 29, Putra indicated his intention to claim trial to the charges. While he told the court that he has a lawyer, District Judge Wong Li Tein told him that there was no lawyer in court to represent him. The judge adjourned the case and gave permission for Putra to make two local phone calls to contact his lawyer and to make arrangements for bail. He will be released from remand if he is able to arrange for a Singaporean bailor to furnish the $15,000 bail offered by the court. Putra will return to court on June 5 for a further mention of his case. For each charge of illegally accessing computer material, he can be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $5,000, or both. He can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $10,000, or both, for each charge of illegally modifying computer material. In its statement, the police reminded the public to protect their online accounts by enabling multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication. 'If you notice any suspicious or unauthorised transactions, please report the incident to your service provider or bank immediately,' the police added. - The Straits Times/ANN
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Singapore charges Indonesian traveller with stealing 250,000 KrisFlyer miles to buy pastries and phone at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE, May 29 — An Indonesian man has been charged in a Singapore court for allegedly using over 250,000 KrisFlyer miles from other people's accounts to go on a shopping spree. Rizaldy Primanta Putra, 28, faces four charges under the Computer Misuse Act, news agency Channel News Asia reported today. 'I intend to claim trial to the charges,' he was quoted as saying during a virtual appearance in court. His bail was set at S$15,000 (RM52,600). Citing from court documents, the news agency reported Rizaldy was accused of using 4,672 KrisFlyer miles on June 8, 2024, to buy S$31.15 (RM110) worth of items at Bugis Junction through a KrisPay wallet linked to an account that was not his. Less than two weeks later, on June 21, he allegedly spent another 245,491 KrisFlyer miles — from a different stolen account — to buy goods worth S$1,636.61 (RM5,730) at Changi Airport. He faces two additional charges for illegally logging into those accounts via the Kris+ app. Singapore police said Rizaldy had purchased access to the compromised accounts online while he was overseas. He then flew to Singapore in June 2024, where he allegedly used the stolen miles to buy pastries in Bugis and a phone and phone case at Changi Airport. The offences only came to light in October 2024, when Singapore Airlines lodged a police report after spotting suspicious redemptions flagged by retailers. By that time, Rizaldy had already left Singapore in September 2024. He was identified as a suspect following investigations that included reviewing CCTV footage. He was arrested at Changi Airport on January 11 upon returning to Singapore. If convicted of causing unauthorised modification of computer material by using others' KrisFlyer miles, he faces up to three years in jail, a fine of up to S$10,000 (RM35,000), or both. For each charge of accessing someone's account without authorisation, he could be jailed for up to two years, fined S$5,000 (RM17,500), or both.
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Singapore charges Indonesian traveller with stealing 250,000 KrisFlyer miles to buy pastries and phone at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE, May 29 — An Indonesian man has been charged in a Singapore court for allegedly using over 250,000 KrisFlyer miles from other people's accounts to go on a shopping spree. Rizaldy Primanta Putra, 28, faces four charges under the Computer Misuse Act, news agency Channel News Asia reported today. 'I intend to claim trial to the charges,' he was quoted as saying during a virtual appearance in court. His bail was set at S$15,000 (RM52,600). Citing from court documents, the news agency reported Rizaldy was accused of using 4,672 KrisFlyer miles on June 8, 2024, to buy S$31.15 (RM110) worth of items at Bugis Junction through a KrisPay wallet linked to an account that was not his. Less than two weeks later, on June 21, he allegedly spent another 245,491 KrisFlyer miles — from a different stolen account — to buy goods worth S$1,636.61 (RM5,730) at Changi Airport. He faces two additional charges for illegally logging into those accounts via the Kris+ app. Singapore police said Rizaldy had purchased access to the compromised accounts online while he was overseas. He then flew to Singapore in June 2024, where he allegedly used the stolen miles to buy pastries in Bugis and a phone and phone case at Changi Airport. The offences only came to light in October 2024, when Singapore Airlines lodged a police report after spotting suspicious redemptions flagged by retailers. By that time, Rizaldy had already left Singapore in September 2024. He was identified as a suspect following investigations that included reviewing CCTV footage. He was arrested at Changi Airport on January 11 upon returning to Singapore. If convicted of causing unauthorised modification of computer material by using others' KrisFlyer miles, he faces up to three years in jail, a fine of up to S$10,000 (RM35,000), or both. For each charge of accessing someone's account without authorisation, he could be jailed for up to two years, fined S$5,000 (RM17,500), or both.
New Paper
3 days ago
- New Paper
Man to be charged for buying KrisFlyer accounts illegally to use air miles on purchases
An Indonesian man is to be charged in court on May 29, after he allegedly bought KrisFlyer accounts illegally and used the accumulated air miles to make purchases. KrisFlyer is Singapore Airlines' rewards programme, which allows members to earn and redeem miles. In a statement on May 28, the police said they received a police report from Singapore Airlines on Oct 11, 2024, about suspected fraudulent transactions using KrisFlyer miles. The transactions were detected by local merchants earlier in June. Officers from the Airport Police Division (APD) later identified the 28-year-old man, but he had left the country in September before the report was lodged. When the man returned to Singapore on Jan 11, 2025, he was detained by APD officers at Changi Airport. Preliminary investigations found that while he was overseas, he had illegally bought and accessed some KrisFlyer accounts that belonged to other people. After arriving in Singapore in June 2024, he allegedly used the miles in these accounts to buy a Samsung phone and phone cover from a shop in Changi Airport, and some pastries from a store in Bugis. These purchases added up to more than $1,600, said the police. He is slated to be charged in court on May 29 with two counts of unauthorised access to computer material, and two counts of unauthorised modification of computer material. The public should protect their online accounts by enabling multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication, said the police. They added: "If you notice any suspicious or unauthorised transactions, please report the incident to your service provider or bank immediately."
CNA
3 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Man charged with using 250,000 stolen KrisFlyer miles to shop
SINGAPORE: A man was on Thursday (May 29) charged with spending over 250,000 KrisFlyer miles in other people's accounts without their permission. Rizaldy Primanta Putra, a 28-year-old Indonesian, was charged with four counts under the Computer Misuse Act. Appearing through a video link from remand, he told a district court that he intended to claim trial to the charges. His bail has been set at S$15,000 (US$11,600). Rizaldy is accused of using 4,672 miles in a KrisPay wallet to buy items valued at S$31.15 at Bugis Junction on Jun 8, 2024. The KrisPay wallet was linked to a KrisFlyer account that belonged to another person, which Rizaldy was not authorised to use. On Jun 21, 2024, he allegedly used 245,491 KrisFlyer miles from another account to buy S$1,636.61 worth of items at Changi Airport. For each of these two instances, Rizaldy was also given a charge of logging into the accounts on the Kris+ app without authorisation. According to the police, Rizaldy accessed KrisFlyer accounts that belonged to other people after illegally buying them online while he was overseas. He flew to Singapore in June 2024, and allegedly committed the offences by buying pastries at Bugis Junction and a phone and phone cover at Changi Airport. In October 2024, Singapore Airlines made a police report about suspected fraudulent transactions using KrisFlyer miles that were detected by local retailers. Rizaldy was identified through ground enquiries and closed-circuit television footage. But he had already left Singapore in September 2024. He was detained by Airport Police Division officers at Changi Airport when he returned to Singapore on Jan 11. If found guilty of stealing other people's KrisFlyer miles, thereby causing an unauthorised modification of the contents of a computer, he faces up to three years in jail, a fine of up to S$10,000 or both. If convicted of logging into other people's KrisFlyer accounts when he was not authorised to do so, he could be jailed for up to two years, fined up to S$5,000 or both.
