Chinese national charged in Singapore with money laundering and unlicensed remittance offences

A 38-year-old Chinese national has been charged in Singapore with offences including money laundering and operating an unlicensed remittance business.

Hao Jian was formally charged on 2 July 2025 with four offences after investigations linked him to alleged scam proceeds of nearly S$96,000 received via his company’s bank accounts.

According to the police, Hao was the sole director and shareholder of Qeebey Tech UK, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

Between May and October 2020, police received multiple reports that the company had received funds suspected to be linked to scams, via bank accounts based in Singapore.

Investigations revealed that Hao had used the accounts to receive around S$1.55 million between February and November 2020. These funds were subsequently transferred to other accounts, both in Singapore and abroad.

In April 2020, one of Qeebey Tech UK’s accounts received S$95,978, allegedly connected to scams targeting Singaporeans. Hao was unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the origin of this money, which police suspect to be proceeds of criminal conduct by an unnamed individual.

He was not in Singapore when investigations first commenced but was arrested in September 2024 upon re-entering the country for business purposes.

Police also revealed that Hao served as director of a separate entity, Qeebey Tech HK, incorporated in Hong Kong.

Between July 2019 and May 2020, this company’s bank accounts in Singapore were used to receive approximately S$1.99 million, also allegedly for onward transfers.

Neither Hao nor his companies were licensed or exempted to operate any remittance or payment services in Singapore.

Following his charges on 2 July, Hao’s bail was revoked and will be reviewed on 8 July. His pre-trial conference has been scheduled for 14 July.