A Malaysian man paid S$50 (US$39) a job to run errands for a scam syndicate was jailed for three years and two months on July 21 for collecting 1,600 gold bars from a single victim in Singapore.

The victim, a 54-year-old Singaporean woman, was tricked by scammers into buying gold bars worth more than S$412,000 to avoid being a suspect in money laundering.

A Malaysian man paid S$50 (US$39) a job to run errands for a scam syndicate was jailed for three years and two months on July 21 for collecting 1,600 gold bars from a single…