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The Singapore Police Force (SPF) would like to alert members of the public to be vigilant against scams that involve the impersonation of senior government officials, members of royalty, and celebrities. 

In these cases, the scammers would impersonate these individuals and approach the victims via social media, or directly through communication platforms such as WhatsApp or Telegram. The scammers would persuade the victims to transfer funds for investment purposes or under other pretext (e.g.,  joining the royal family, receiving gifts, etc). 

In some cases involving the impersonation of senior government officials, the scammers would inform the victims to attend a virtual meeting with the President, Ministers, and other government officials. The victims would be requested to provide their email addresses to receive a “Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)” for the meeting. The scammers would also inform the victims to endorse the NDA and furnish a copy of their identification card. The victims only realised they had been scammed after the scammers asked them to perform additional fund transfers, or when they made verifications with the impersonated parties. 

The Police would like to remind members of the public to never transfer money or provide your identification card details to any unknown persons or persons whose identity you did not verify. Additionally, Singapore government officials will never do the following over emails or phone calls:

1. Ask you to transfer money;
   
   
2. Ask you to disclose bank login details; 
   
   
3. Ask you to install mobile apps from unofficial app stores; and 
   
   
4. Transfer your call to the Police or any other government officials.

Members of the public are encouraged to adopt the following precautionary measures:

1. ADD – ScamShield App to protect yourself from scam calls and SMSes. Set security features (e.g. set up transaction limits for internet banking transactions, enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Multifactor Authentication for banks). 
   
   
2. CHECK – for scam signs with official sources. You can check the legitimacy of suspicious messages, phone numbers, and website links via the ScamShield app or visit the ScamShield website at www.scamshield.gov.sg. 
   
   
3. TELL – authorities, family, and friends about scams. Report any fraudulent transactions to your bank immediately.

If you are in doubt, call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799 to check. Fighting scams is a community effort. Together, we can ACT Against Scams to safeguard our community!

Annex – “Non-Disclosure Agreement” Received by the Victims