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Impersonation

Police and court impersonation

Threats of criminal involvement or arrest create panic before fake officials demand secrecy and transfers.

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A woman using a smartphone beside books and printed material

If you have one minute

Pause, then verify independently.

Demands money in a screening account

Before paying

End the call and verify the agency

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If you paid or shared details

Stop transfers and remote meetings

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Start with these three signs

  • Demands money in a screening account
  • Forbids ending calls or telling family
  • Conducts everything in private messaging

How the situation unfolds

  1. Contact

    Calls or video meetings impersonating law enforcement.

  2. The lure

    A funds check will clear your name.

  3. The demand and outcome

    Multiple personas and forged papers create authority while isolating you from independent checks.

Verify these things before paying

  1. End the call and verify the agency
  2. Do not rely on uniforms or documents
  3. Do not transfer assets on caller instructions

Already engaged or paid?

  1. Stop transfers and remote meetings
  2. Give your bank the destination account
  3. Report to your local police

Contact your payment provider and local police promptly. The responsible institution must confirm whether a payment can be stopped, disputed or returned.

Keep these records

Call times and numbers
Purported official papers
Meeting and chat records
Transfer details

Keep originals and organise working copies. Never give strangers verification codes, banking passwords, private keys or seed phrases.

Original references

  • Singapore ScamShieldPublisher location：Singapore · EnglishOpen the original reference ↗https://www.scamshield.gov.sg/i-want-protection-from-scams/learn-to-recognise-scams/government-officials-impersonation-scams/

This page summarises public prevention guidance to help recognise methods. It is not an enforcement conclusion about a particular incident. Check the source page for its original title. Procedures and reporting routes vary by jurisdiction. Compiled October 2026.

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