SINGAPORE – A 34-year-old Malaysian woman was arrested for her suspected role in a government official impersonation scam on May 19, while trying to leave Singapore.
The woman is believed to have been a mule in a transnational scam group, with the police seizing two gold bars during her arrest.
This brings the total number of Malaysians arrested in Singapore since March for facilitating scam networks to 26, the police said in a statement on May 20.
According to the police, who received a report on May 19, the victim had received a call from someone claiming to be a police officer.
The caller had informed the victim that her identity had been misused in money laundering activities, and that she needed to hand over her banking and personal information.
She was also told to make cash withdrawals and surrender her cash and gold items to an “agent” for investigations.
To prove her innocence, the victim complied with the directions and handed over cash amounting to $13,700 and her gold items to the 34-year-old Malaysian woman near Kovan.
The victim was warned not to reveal details of the investigations to anyone, including her family members, according to the police.
