SINGAPORE - Police thwarted a ruse to extort ransom from the parents of a 19-year-old Chinese student here who had been tricked by scammers impersonating Singapore and China officials and threatening her with deportation. The victim received a call in early April from someone claiming to be an officer from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) who accused her of...
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The victim was then diverted to another scammer pretending to be a police officer from China. As part of purported investigations, the victim was made to report to “Chinese officers” in real time through continuous video calls 24/7 over a messaging app on her mobile phone. On the instruction of the scammers, the victim took a video recording of herself in torn clothing and with her hands tied up, as if she had been held hostage. She was told the video would be used to lure out and arrest syndicate members.The parents later contacted the victim’s teacher in Singapore, who reported the incident to the police. The police tracked the victim down within six hours at Woodlands Checkpoint. SPF declined to say why she was there.
SPF reiterated that overseas law-enforcement agencies have no jurisdiction to conduct operations in Singapore, arrest anyone or ask members of the public to help with any form of investigation without the approval of the Singapore Government.
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