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One Malaysian man, aged 22, will be charged in court on 17 October 2025 for his suspected involvement in three separate cases of Government Official Impersonation Scam (GOIS).

On 11 and 14 October 2025, the Police received three reports of GOIS involving the impersonation of a government official purportedly from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In the cases, the victims had allegedly handed over gold jewellery and more than $32,000 in cash to an unknown man, after being instructed by the scammer to do so. The victims were told that they had been implicated in money-laundering investigations and instructed to make cash withdrawals from their bank accounts for the purposes of investigations.  

Through extensive ground enquiries and follow-up investigations, officers from the Anti-Scam Command established the identity of the unknown man and arrested him on 16 October 2025 when he re-entered Singapore. 

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man is believed to be involved in other similar cases and had allegedly been tasked by unknown persons to collect cash and valuables from victims of GOIS. The monies and valuables collected were then handed over to the said unknown persons. The Police recovered and seized cash and jewellery amounting to more than $5,500 from the man.

The man will be charged with the offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct under Section 51(1)(a) and punishable under Section 51(5) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 read with Section 109 and Section 108B of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years, a fine not exceeding $500,000 or both. 

The Police take a serious stance against any person who may be involved in scams, and perpetrators will be dealt with in accordance with the law. The Police would like to remind members of the public never to transfer monies, hand monies or other valuables to any unknown persons or persons whose identity you did not verify.

Members of the public should take note that government officials will never do the following over a phone call:

1. Ask you to transfer money
2. Ask you to disclose bank log-in details
3. Ask you to install mobile apps from unofficial app stores
4. Transfer your call to Police

If you have any information relating to such crimes or if you are in doubt, please call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit it online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. All information will be kept strictly confidential. If you require urgent Police assistance, please dial ‘999’. For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamshield.gov.sg or call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799. 

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