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A 29-year-old Vietnamese man will be charged in court on Friday (Sept 4) for his alleged involvement in a government official impersonation scam.<\/p>\n
Police said in a news release on Thursday night that they received a report from a female victim on Aug 28.<\/p>\n
According to the victim, she was contacted by an unknown person claiming to an “officer” from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).<\/p>\n
This, after she received an earlier unsolicited call from a person claiming to be from YouTrip.<\/p>\n
In that call, the victim was provided with a purported insurance policy bearing her name and NRIC number. Believing the claim to be true, the victim requested to cancel it.<\/p>\n
The “MAS officer” then falsely informed her that her personal particulars had been misused and that she was implicated in a criminal case.<\/p>\n
She was then instructed to surrender an assortment of jewellery for “forensic examination”.<\/p>\n
Again, believing this to be true, the woman handed over jewellery worth about $20,000 to the Vietnamese man.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old was identified by officers from the police’s Cyber Command and was arrested with the assistance of Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police said their preliminary investigations revealed that the man was allegedly tasked by unknown persons, believed to be members of a transnational scam syndicate, to collect cash and valuables from scam victims before handing them over to other unknown persons.<\/p>\n
He will be charged with the offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct.<\/p>\n
If found guilty of the said offence, the Vietnamese man could be jailed for up to 10 years, fined up to $500,000, or both.<\/p>\n
Members of the public are reminded that government officials will never ask any person to transfer money or valuables over the phone, disclose banking log-in details.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They will also not instruct anyone to install mobile applications from unauthorised app stores, or transfer calls to the police, or any other government officials.<\/p>\n
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