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Between 17 November and 28 November 2025, officers from the Singapore Police Force’s Anti-Scam Command (ASCom) and Police Land Divisions' Scam Strike Teams conducted an island-wide enforcement operation against individuals involved in government official impersonation scams (GOIS), investment scams, and job scams. These scam variants were among the top five scam types in the first half of 2025, resulting in significant financial losses for victims.

During the operation, ASCom officers worked closely with local banks to identify and freeze over 176 bank accounts that were implicated in scams. The joint effort saw over $539,000 in suspected scam proceeds seized. The operation led to investigations against 128 men and 48 women, aged between 16 and 85, for allegedly relinquishing their bank accounts for money laundering activities. 

Through close collaboration with major industry stakeholders, such as social media companies, messaging platforms, and telecommunications companies, the Police also disrupted more than 880 online enablers and terminated more than 1070 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 the 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. 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, or a fine of up to $5,000, or both for first-time offenders.

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.

Photo of SPF and local banks working together during the operation