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A Malaysian man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of government official impersonation scams.The arrest was made on Sept 16 by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) in Malaysia after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the State CourtsMalaysian arrested for allegedly impersonating MAS officials, scamming victims
A Malaysian man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of government official impersonation scams.The arrest was made on Sept 16 by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) in Malaysia after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the State Courts of Singapore, according to a statement on Wednesday (Sept 17) night.The 31-year-old suspect was handed over to the Singapore Police Force on Sept 17.The police stated that they had received multiple reports of government official impersonation scams where victims were allegedly contacted by people claiming to be officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore between July 12 and Aug 8.Victims were informed that their bank accounts had been implicated in money laundering activities or that their personal information had been compromised. They were subsequently prompted to surrender their money or valuables, or transfer money to a specified bank account to assist in investigations.The scammers would become uncontactable after the victims complied with instructions. Read more