Two Malaysian men, aged 30 and 40, were arrested on Wednesday (July 29) for their alleged involvement in at least two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.In a news release on Wednesday night, the police said the duo were arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint.According to the police, the cases, which took place on July 24 and 28 respectively, had similar modus operandi.In both cases, the female victims were told by a person claiming to be a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) official that they were implicated in money laundering involving their bank accounts.The first victim, acting on the scammer's instructions, proceeded to hand over $9,000 in cash to an unknown man for the purposes of «investigations», while the second victim was deceived to hand over gold bars worth over $20,000 and an assortment of valuables worth approximately $10,000.Both victims believed that they had handed over their valuables to an «officer» from the authority. Read more