SINGAPORE – A Malaysian man was arrested on March 19 for suspected involvement in scams involving the impersonation of government officials, with a total of six Malaysians nabbed for similar ruses within two weeks.
The 21-year-old man is due to be charged on March 20 with assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct.
The police said on March 19 that they have “observed an increasing trend of Malaysian nationals travelling to Singapore to assist scam syndicates in collecting cash, gold and valuables from scam victims”.
In the latest case, the police said they received a report on Jan 29 from a victim who got a call from an unknown individual claiming to be from HSBC.
