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Another Malaysian, the sixth in two weeks, has been arrested in Singapore for his alleged involvement in government official impersonation scam.Police said in a statement on Thursday (March 19) that they received a report from a female victim who received a c6th Malaysian arrested in 2 weeks for alleged involvement in impersonation scam
Another Malaysian, the sixth in two weeks, has been arrested in Singapore for his alleged involvement in government official impersonation scam.Police said in a statement on Thursday (March 19) that they received a report from a female victim who received a call from an unknown person claiming to be from HSBC.During the call, the unknown person informed her that there were unauthorised charges on a HSBC card registered under her name.After the victim denied having a HSBC credit card, her call was transferred to individuals claiming to be from the Ministry of Law.They told the woman that she was under investigation for money laundering and created a sense of urgency and fear.She was then convinced to hand over gold bracelets and jewellery worth over $80,000, under the guide of «safekeeping» during so-called «investigations».The Malaysian, 21, was identified and arrested on Thursday, following extensive ground enquiries and follow-up investigations by officers from the Anti-Scam Command.He will be charged in court with the offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct on Friday. Read more











