According to the Police media release, the scammers are using a “fresh” method to cheat victims which includes calling with a Singapore country code, using an image of a fake letter with the Singapore Police Force letterhead and telling victims that they are under investigations.

In these situations, the victims would get unsolicited phone calls from people claiming to be bank employees. The victims would be notified that their bank accounts had been compromised and that they were being investigated for money laundering.

Photo of fake letter

Under the guise of checking the victims’ bank accounts, the caller would obtain the victims’ bank account login information as well as their One-Time Password (OTP). Following that, the caller would transfer the call to someone claiming to be from the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) in order to expedite the filing of police complaints.

Following that, the bogus CAD officer would interact with the victims over WhatsApp. He would ask the victims for their personal information, including pictures and identity documents, stating that such information was necessary by law.

The real police will not demand for personal details

In the media release, the Police said:

The Police would like to emphasise that no local government agency will demand for your personal details, such as NRIC and photograph, through an undocumented medium like a telephone call or other social messaging platforms.

Getting an insurance plan is an important part of life as it helps to prevent any unplanned medical expenses. However, many people do not think of getting an insurance plan until something happens to them.

A woman pleaded guilty in court earlier today (April 12) after she made a false insurance claim and attempted to cheat Manulife of $1,128.57, an insurance agent was involved who helped facilitate the false claims.

27-year-old Silver Huang Hsin Tian pleaded guilty to one count of cheating, Strait Times reported.

Who What When Where Why How

The incident happened back in 2020, Patricia Quek Puay Yi was at a hotel and fell down and injured her foot and later required a surgery

She then texted Huang stating that she needed an accident insurance plan. The plan eventually came into effect after 1.5 months.

5 days after approval of the insurance plan, Quek had surgery and later made claims for her insurance.

Both Huang and Quek knew that the injury was prior to the injury plan and “by right” she could not make claims for it.

“Act Blur Live Longer?”

Manulife managed to find out that her injury was pre-dated and denied the claims.

Huang then told Quek to “Act blur” and hope that the claim would go through but this made things worse as the Police were later alerted.

Huang will be back in court on April 28 for her sentencing.

Potential Penalties

Cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which is punishable with an imprisonment term that may extend to 10 years, and a fine.

A 42-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a number of thefts.

Between July 2021 and March 2022, the Police received several reports from victims claiming that their cash cards and other valuables such as bags and money had been taken from vehicles parked in multi-story carparks in Hougang, Tampines, Ang Mo Kio, Bedok Reservoir, Sengkang, and Yishun.

Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the identity of the man and subsequently arrested him. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man is believed to be involved in other similar cases.

The man will be charged in court on 9 April 2022 with an offence of theft.

Theft

The offence of theft under Section 379 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 carries a jail term of up to 3 years, or a fine, or both.

Here is what the Police suggests for Vehicle theft crime prevention

• Install an anti-theft alarm system;
  
• Do not leave cash and valuables such as cashcards, laptops, handphones, briefcases or wallets in your vehicle;
  
• Lock all vehicle doors and wind up all windows when your vehicle is parked, even if it is for a short while; and
  
• Park your vehicle in well-lit areas.

Workplace safety is not just about working safely and preventing physical harm but it also can refer to a good environment where one can work without worrying about crime.

A man was recently jailed after he molested his colleague. Due to a gag order, the victim and the defendant cannot be named.

According to Straits Times, the man is a senior colleague of the victim and they work in a government agency related to Singapore borders.

The 36-year-old man was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to two charges of sexual assault.

Background of harassment at the workplace

The man worked in a government agency as an officer, he made rude remarks about the victim’s body through Whatsapp and eventually touched her from behind.

The man constantly sends her rude Whatsapp messages between the period of March 2020 and December 2020, but the victim choose to ignore the messages, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.

In the messages that the defendant send include:

• “Swear if I single … we’ll be flirting hard haha”
• “Nice Bum”
• “Bum are actually my witness”

With a colleague trying too hard and harassing the victim choose to ignore or changed the topic.

Groping the victim

On 30th December 2020, the man made lewd comments on her body again and eventually started to touch her buttocks, even after the victim tried to avoid him he continued to do it and grab her buttocks.

Later on in the day, the man groped her breast.

The victim eventually told her boyfriend about the incident and aa Police report was made.