Two more Malaysians arrested in Singapore over government official impersonation scams

The purported Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) officer instructed the victim to declare all her valuables, which included 8.6kg of gold, and directed her to take the gold to the MAS Building in Shenton Way, where the purported officer would identify himself with a codeword and take the gold for inspection. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: Two Malaysian men were arrested on March 21 for their suspected roles in scams involving the impersonation of government officials, bringing the total number of Malaysians arrested over such cases in March to eight.

One of them, a 30-year-old man, is expected to be charged on March 22 with assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct, while the other man, a 20-year-old, is slated to be charged on March 23 with the same offence.