A 73-year-old Malaysian woman was arrested on Nov 24 for her alleged involvement in at least three cases of government official impersonation scam (GOIS).She is the seventh Malaysian to be arrested this month for this scam variant involving the impersonation of government officials purportedly from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) or Ministry of Law.In a statement on Nov 30, the police said they received reports involving scammers posing as officials purportedly from MAS between Oct 8 and Nov 24.Modus operandi: Account, identity compromisedBased on the police's preliminary investigations, the woman had allegedly been facilitating the operations of a scam syndicate by collecting cash and gold bars from victims of the impersonation scams.Victims were either told that their bank accounts were linked to money laundering activities or that their personal information had been compromised.They were then told to meet with unknown individuals at various locations across Singapore to hand over cash and gold bars for purpose of investigation. Read more