In another news of scam today, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has warned the public of a number of recent call from scammers claiming to be its officers.
“On some occasions, the unknown caller, who may or may not use ICA’s numbers to call, would claim to be an ICA officer,” said a statement by ICA.
The callers would ask for the victims’ personal information – bank account and passport numbers – or to transfer money for an investigation that they were allegedly involved in.
“The ICA would like to clarify that these calls were not made by our officers. ICA does not call members of the public to transfer money,”
The ICA has advised people to be careful, and ignore the calls and the caller’s instructions, and not to transfer any money.
If you receive such a call, please call the police hotline on 1800-255-0000 or submit a report at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
For more scam-related advice, please visit: www.scamalert.sg.
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