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The Police will be charging a 51-year-old man on 23 April 2026 for his suspected involvement in deceiving an insurance company of more than S$12,000 through the submission of forged medical invoices.

Between 2023 and 2025, the man, who was employed as a Principal Consultant with a local company, allegedly submitted 48 forged medical invoices to an insurance company to fraudulently claim insurance reimbursements. He and his dependents were covered under his company's group insurance policy.

The man allegedly used original invoices from medical institutions as templates and forged the invoices using his office laptop. Through this scheme, he successfully defrauded the insurance company of a total of more than S$12,000 in claims over the three-year period. In 2025, he also attempted to make additional fraudulent claims of more than S$2,500 through nine forged invoices but these were unsuccessful.

The fraudulent activities came to light when the insurance company noted discrepancies in some of the submitted invoices and conducted verification checks with the medical institutions. The insurance company subsequently reported the matter to the Police.

The offence of cheating under Section 420(1) of the Penal Code 1871 carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years, and a fine. The offence of attempted cheating under Section 420 read with Section 511 of the Penal code 1871 carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years, and a fine.

Members of the public are reminded that insurance fraud is a serious offence that undermines the integrity of the insurance system. Insurance companies and the authorities work closely together to detect and investigate fraudulent claims. Those found to have made fraudulent insurance claims or submitted false or forged documents in support of claims, as well as those who assist in such fraudulent claims, will be dealt with in accordance with the law.