MFA Spokesman's Comments in response to further queries on callers impersonating MFA officers in scam calls, 11 May 2015

        In response to further queries on callers impersonating MFA officers in scam calls, the MFA Spokesman said:

        “MFA had filed a police report on 22 April 2015 after we learnt that a certain “Alex Chang”, impersonating as an MFA officer, was telephoning members of the public to verify their personal particulars and requesting monetary payment to resolve issues related to their immigration white card. Unfortunately, the scam calls have not stopped and there have been a few cases where members of the public have fallen victim.

        Members of the public should not fall for such a scam. There is no MFA officer by the name of “Alex Chang”. MFA and other government agencies do not call members of the public to request for money transfers or credit card details.

        Should members of the public receive such calls, they should take the following steps:

i.            Do not transfer any money to the caller or provide credit card details

ii.           Report the case to the Police

        If they have any information related to this case, they should call the Police hotline at 1800-255 0000 or submit a report online ( www.police.gov.sg/epc.index.html).

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

11 MAY 2015