Elderly man nearly loses S$3.7 million to scammers; was targeted thrice in under two months

THIRD ATTEMPT

On Mar 9, the swindlers struck once. This day, &nbsp, police were alerted by CIMB’s unit functioning team after the sufferer was accompanied by an unknown gentleman at its unit to purchase a waiter’s order of S$ 1.2 million.

The Anti-Scam Centre and Central Police Division officers then headed to the lender to meet the target with the details. &nbsp,

A 20-year-old person was later detained for his alleged role in a state officials impersonation scam case, according to the police.

The man seized two cellular phones and some of the files used to carry out the crime.

” Preliminary investigations revealed that the gentleman, who had impersonated as a Foreign police agent, accompanied the old victim to the CIMB Bank. He had acted on the orders of false China authorities. &nbsp,

” He had demanded the sufferer to obtain a waiter’s get amounting to S$ 1.2 million,” the authorities said.

The person is alleged to have been involved in another three imitation scams involving government officials in February and March.

The suspect’s case is also undergoing investigation.

The officers take major action against anyone who may be a part of a scam, whether they do it intentionally or not. &nbsp,

” People found to get involved in such schemes will be subjected to police studies”, said authorities.

A person who cheated by personating will face a maximum sentence in prison of up to five years, a great, or both. Cheating is a crime that can lead to a jail term of up to 10 times and a good.