The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to ten years, or a fine not exceeding S$500,000, or both.
Two men, aged 24 and 47, will be charged in court on Friday, December 12, for their suspected roles in multiple government official impersonation scam (GOIS) cases.
The police said that the case began on December 3, when a victim reported receiving a video call from an individual posing as a Singapore Police Force officer.
The scammer, dressed in what appeared to be a police uniform, claimed the victim had unknowingly purchased an insurance policy and that her personal information had been misused.
She was allegedly instructed to „surrender“ her money and valuables for investigation purposes. Believing the ruse, she handed over more than S$7,000 in cash to an unknown person. She was later told to buy gold worth over S$53,000, which she also handed to another unidentified man.
The officers from the Anti-Scam Command later identified the two unknown collectors as a 47-year-old Malaysian man and a 24-year-old Singaporean man. Both are believed to have been involved in similar scams locally.
