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The Police have arrested two Malaysian men, aged 22 and 38, for their suspected involvement in separate cases of Government Official Impersonation Scam (“GOIS”).

On 7 November 2025, the Police received a report of GOIS involving the impersonation of government officials purportedly from the Ministry of Law and Monetary Authority of Singapore. The victim had received a call from an unknown person purportedly from a bank, who informed her that a credit card had been applied under her name, to which she denied. The call was subsequently transferred to representatives purportedly from the “Ministry of Law” and “Monetary Authority of Singapore”, who informed her that she was implicated in a case of money laundering. The victim was presented with fake staff passes from both government agencies along with other supporting documents via Whatsapp to lend credibility to the deception. The victim was thereafter instructed to transfer $1 million from one of her bank accounts to her own credit card. The victim was subsequently given further instructions to purchase gold worth over $412,000 using the said credit card at Mustafa Centre before handing them to an unknown person on the same day. The victim lodged a police report after realising that something was amiss. 

Through extensive ground enquiries and follow-up investigations, officers from the Anti-Scam Command of the Commercial Affairs Department established the identity of the unknown person as a 38-year-old man. The man was subsequently arrested when he re-entered Singapore on 8 November 2025. It was further established that a 22-year-old man was also involved in similar cases in Singapore. The 22-year-old man was separately arrested on the same day.

Preliminary investigations revealed that both men had allegedly been tasked by unknown persons, believed to be part of a transnational scam syndicate, to collect cash and valuables from other scam victims. The men would then hand over the cash and valuables to the said unknown persons.

The two men will be charged in court on 10 November 2025 with the offence of abetment by conspiracy to assisting 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 10 years, a fine not exceeding $500,000, or both. 

The Police have observed an increasing trend of Malaysian nationals travelling to Singapore to assist scam syndicates in collecting cash, gold and valuables from scam victims. 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 the Ministry of Law and Monetary Authority of Singapore, 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.

The Police separately arrested the two men on 8 November 2025



Fake staff passes from Ministry of Law and Monetary Authority of Singapore presented by the scammers to the victim





Fake supporting documents presented by the scammers to the victim