A Malaysian man will be charged in court on Thursday (Nov 6) for his suspected involvement in a government official impersonation scam (GOIS).In a press release on Nov 5, the police said they received a report on Nov 4 involving the impersonation of a government official purportedly from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The 33-year-old man was identified through follow-up investigations and subsequently arrested by the police. The victim who filed the report was allegedly told he was being investigated for money laundering and instructed to withdraw $15,000 from his bank accounts and hand it over to an unknown person for the purposes of investigation.Preliminary investigations revealed that the 33-year-old man is believed to be involved in other similar cases, allegedly being tasked by unknown persons to collect cash and valuables from victims of GOIS, before handing them to said unknown persons. Remanded by Anti-Scam CommandThe man will be charged in court with the offence of abetment by conspiracy to assist another to retain benefits from criminal conduct, according to the police.  Read more