Between 13 May and 10 June 2025, officers from the Singapore Police Force’s Anti-Scam Command (ASC) and Police Land Divisions' Scam Strike Teams, and participating local banks conducted an island-wide enforcement operation targeting Government Official Impersonation Scams, investment scams, and job scams.
During the operation, ASC worked closely with local banks, freezing 326 suspicious bank accounts, and seizing approximately $1.4 million in suspected criminal proceeds. 40 men and 19 women, aged between 16 and 63 are being investigated.
Through close collaboration with major industry stakeholders, such as social media companies, messaging platforms, and telecommunications companies, the Police also disrupted more than 2,000 online enablers and terminated more than 1,280 phone lines that were linked to scams.
Investigations are ongoing into offences under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 and Computer Misuse Act 1993. The offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct in certain circumstances under Section 55A(1) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both. For first-time offenders, the offence of unauthorised access to computer material under Section 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1993 carries an imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
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. To avoid being an accomplice to criminal activities, members of the public should always reject requests by others to use their SingPass credentials, bank accounts or mobile lines, as they will be held accountable for their misuse.
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamshield.gov.sg or call the ScamShield Helpline at 1799. Fighting scams is a community effort. Together, we can ACT Against Scams to safeguard our community
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
14 July 2025 @ 10:55 PM