SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man was caught at Woodlands Checkpoint on Tuesday (Aug 11) allegedly with items such as fake employee passes and official-looking stamps believed to be for the purposes of carrying out scams.
The 23-year-old was found with inking instruments bearing the emblems of the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Home Affairs when he was directed by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers for enhanced checks at the arrival bus hall at the checkpoint. Several fake employee passes bearing his photograph were also found on him.
Investigations revealed that he had no employment history with any of the organisations whose passes were found on him, said the police in a statement on Aug 12.
“Such counterfeit passes and official-looking instruments are tactics commonly employed by scammers to lend credibility to their operations, deceiving victims into believing they are dealing with representatives of a legitimate organisation,” said the police.
The man is set to be charged in court on Aug 13 with the offence of making or possessing a counterfeit instrument with intent to commit forgery.
The offence carries a jail term of up to seven years and a fine.
According to annual scam and cybercrime statistics from the police, the number of government officials impersonation scams more than doubled to 3,363 cases in 2025 from 1,504 cases in 2024.
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