SINGAPORE \u2013 If you receive a \u201ccourt order\u201d instructing you to transfer money to a bank account to avoid legal action, do not respond to it.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post on March 16, Singapore Courts said it had been alerted to a scam involving these fake orders. <\/p>\n
It added that it does not issue orders via WhatsApp or Telegram, nor does it ask for fund transfers from the public via phone or e-mail.<\/p>\n
Singapore Courts does not ever ask for bank login credentials, it added.<\/p>\n
Those who have doubts may verify court orders via the Authentic Court Orders portal at www.courtorders.gov.sg<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Singapore Courts advised the public to report any suspicious notice from the courts to the ScamShield hotline on 1799.<\/p>\n The number of government official impersonation scam cases doubled from 1,504 cases in 2024 to 3,363 in 2025<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n The amount lost to such scams also rose significantly by about 60 per cent from $151.3 million in 2024 to $242.9 million in 2025.<\/p>\n Scammers have previously impersonated officers from the Singapore Police Force, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Monetary Authority of Singapore and China government officials.<\/p>\n