新加坡：一名42岁男子因涉嫌在零售场所使用藏在包内的电子设备非法获取客户银行卡信息，将于周二（10月20日）被起诉。他在赛义德阿尔威路的场所内行为可疑后被保安人员拘留。
SINGAPORE: A 42-year-old man will be charged on Tuesday (Oct 20) after he allegedly used an electronic device concealed in a bag to illegally obtain customers' bank card information at a retail establishment. He was detained by security officers after they noticed him behaving suspiciously at the premises along Syed Alwi Road.
事件发生在周日，初步调查显示他一直在场所内可疑地移动，并在携带装有电子设备的包时靠近客户站立。
The incident took place on Sunday, and preliminary investigations showed he had been moving suspiciously around the premises and standing in close proximity to customers while carrying a bag containing an electronic device.
警方在周二的新闻稿中称，他还被看到将包靠近客户口袋内放置钱包的位置。保安人员随后将其拘留并移交给警方。
He was also seen positioning his bag near customers’ pockets containing their wallets, police said in a news release on Tuesday. Security officers then detained the man and handed him over to police officers.
在他身上发现了一件电子设备、两个充电宝、一部手机和若干银行卡。他将被指控非法获取个人信息。
An electronic device, two power banks, a mobile phone and several bank cards were found in his possession. He will be charged with illegally obtaining personal information.
若罪名成立，他可能面临最高三年监禁，最高罚款1万新元，或两者并处。
If found guilty, the man can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
“警方对这类犯罪行为持严肃态度，并建议公众保持警惕，防范个人信息（包括银行卡信息）被未经授权的访问或收集，”警方表示。
“The police take a serious view of such offences and advise members of the public to remain vigilant and safeguard their personal information, including bank card information, from unauthorised access or collection,” said police.