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The Police have arrested a 33-year-old Malaysian man for his suspected involvement in a case of Government Official Impersonation Scam (“GOIS”).

On 4 November 2025, the Police received a report of GOIS involving the impersonation of a government official purportedly from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The victim was told that he was being investigated for money laundering, and was required to surrender funds for the purposes of investigation. 

The victim was then instructed to make cash withdrawals from his bank accounts and hand over $15,000 to an unknown person. Through follow up investigations, officers from the Central Police Division arrested the man on the same day of the report, before the victim could hand over the cash.

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, before handing over them to the said unknown persons.

The man will be charged in court on 6 November 2025 with the offence of abetment by conspiracy to assist another to retain benefits from criminal conduct under Section 51 of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to ten years, or a fine not exceeding $500,000, or both. The man will be remanded for further investigations by the Anti-Scam Command.

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 to NEVER transfer or hand monies/ valuables to unknown persons and persons whose identity you did not verify. NEVER place monies or valuables at a physical location to facilitate subsequent collection. Do not share the screens of your devices with any unknown persons. Singapore Government officials, including those from MAS, will never ask members of the public to do the following things 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; or
   
   
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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