SINGAPORE – A 37-year-old Malaysian man suspected of being involved in government official impersonation scams is expected to be charged on Nov 15.
He is likely to be charged with the offence of abetment by conspiracy to assist another to retain benefits from criminal conduct.
The police, in a statement on Nov 14, said there has been a trend of Malaysian nationals travelling to Singapore to assist scam syndicates in collecting cash, gold and valuables from scam victims.
The police said they received a report of a government official impersonation scam in which a scammer was impersonating a staff member from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Sept 28.
The victim was told by someone claiming to be a government agency officer that the funds in her bank account were misused and that her bank account was involved in money laundering.
She was later contacted by different individuals who claimed to be from the MAS.
She was instructed to surrender her money and valuables for the purpose of investigations.
