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The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen cooperation in combatting online scams, cyber-enabled fraud and money-laundering cases on 24 July 2026.

The MOU was signed by SPF’s Deputy Commissioner (Investigation and Intelligence), DCP Zhang Weihan, and FBI’s Assistant Director for the Criminal Division, Mr Heith R. Janke at the Embassy of the United States of America in Singapore. 

The MOU attests to the long-standing relationship and strong record of collaboration between the SPF and the FBI, with both agencies cooperating in joint operations, information sharing, training and capacity building, and mutual assistance on transnational crimes. 

The SPF and the FBI are law enforcement partners with shared values and objectives and have worked together on many initiatives in the past few years. Most recently in July 2026, the SPF Cyber Command and the FBI successfully concluded a joint operation targeting transnational cryptocurrency scams affecting victims in Singapore and the United States. Through information sharing and exchange of blockchain intelligence, the SPF and the FBI identified 54 victims and potential victims of scams in Singapore and the United States and worked together to prevent losses of US$2.7 million in the United States and S$388,000 in Singapore. The operation reflects the deepening partnership between both agencies, following the FBI's participation as a member of Project FRONTIER+¹ since May 2026.

The ability to achieve swift protection of victims across borders is a reminder that collaboration is key to tackling transnational crime. The signing of the MOU symbolises the SPF and the FBI’s shared resolve and strengthening of our partnership to interdict and to disrupt criminal syndicates targeting its citizens.

Deputy Commissioner (Investigation and Intelligence), DCP Zhang Weihan said, “SPF’s partnership with the FBI reflects our shared commitment to combatting scams and money laundering, protecting victims on both sides of the world. These crimes are inherently borderless, and it is only through close collaboration with trusted international partners like the FBI that we can effectively disrupt and dismantle the criminal networks behind them.”

¹Established on 21 October 2024, FRONTIER+ (Funds Recovery Operations & Networks Team, Inspiring Effective Resolution Plus) is a cross-border collaboration platform comprising representatives from the anti-scam centres of 14 law enforcement agencies across Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Republic of Maldives, Thailand, Australia, Macao SAR, Canada, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Through real-time intelligence sharing, joint operations, and coordinated enforcement, FRONTIER+ enables law enforcement agencies to work seamlessly together to dismantle scam syndicates and protect victims across borders.

SPF Deputy Commissioner (Investigation and Intelligence), DCP Zhang Weihan, and FBI’s Assistant Director for the Criminal Division, Mr Heith R. Janke, signing the MOU



Group photo of SPF, FBI and U.S. Embassy attendees at the MOU signing ceremony