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Scammers impersonating immigration staff steal S$8.8m from Singapore PR applicants as 148 reports lodged

SINGAPORE, Sept 25 — Scammers impersonating immigration officers and offering fraudulent Permanent Resident (PR) application services have drained at least S$8.8 million (RM28.07...

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诈骗分子冒充移民局工作人员，从新加坡永久居民申请人处骗取880万新元，目前已接到148起报案。

Scammers have impersonated Singapore immigration officers, stealing at least S$8.8 million (RM28.07 million) by offering fake PR application services since January.

The ICA and SPF have advised against using commercial entities for PR applications, urging the public to apply directly through the ICA website.

Victims, misled by social media ads, were directed to fake sites and scammed through fees for supposed PR application enhancements.

SINGAPORE, Sept 25 — Scammers impersonating immigration officers and offering fraudulent Permanent Resident (PR) application services have drained at least S$8.8 million (RM28.07 million) from victims since January, according to Singapore authorities.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a joint advisory today that 148 reports involving immigration-related scams have been lodged so far.

The advisory said ICA was aware of commercial entities or consultants claiming they could improve applicants’ chances of obtaining long-term immigration facilities, including Singapore PR.

“ICA does not support or endorse such services,” it said, advising members of the public applying for immigration facilities to submit their applications directly to ICA through ICA’s website.

The advisory followed recent media reports that a 62-year-old Malaysian woman lost RM762,700 (S$238,500) to scammers while seeking assistance with her Singapore PR application.

The advisory said victims might encounter advertisements on social media platforms offering purported PR application services and claiming to help applicants obtain Singapore PR status.

After clicking on the advertisements, victims would be directed to a fake consultancy agency’s website and prompted to submit their personal particulars, including mobile phone numbers, through an online form.

“The scammers would then contact the victims and mislead them into paying fees ranging from S$200 to around S$90,000 to proceed with the PR application, under the pretext of improving their chances of success through investments in companies, purchases of academic certifications and donations.

“The victims were then instructed to make bank transfers or hand over cash to unknown individuals,” it said.

Victims would only realise they had been scammed when they approached the authority to verify the authenticity of fake In-Principle Approval (IPA) letters bearing the ICA letterhead. — Bernama

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自今年1月以来，诈骗分子冒充新加坡移民官员，通过提供虚假的永久居民申请服务，窃取了至少880万新元（2807万令吉）。

移民与关卡局 (ICA) 和新加坡警察部队 (SPF) 建议不要通过商业实体申请永久居留权，敦促公众直接通过移民与关卡局网站申请。

受害者受到社交媒体广告的误导，被引导至虚假网站，并被收取所谓的公关申请增强服务费用而受骗。

新加坡，9月25日——据新加坡当局称，自1月份以来，冒充移民官员并提供欺诈性永久居民（PR）申请服务的诈骗分子已从受害者手中骗取了至少880万新元（2807万令吉）。

新加坡移民与关卡局 (ICA) 和新加坡警察部队 (SPF) 今天在一份联合公告中表示，目前已收到 148 起与移民相关的诈骗举报。

该公告称，ICA 注意到一些商业实体或顾问声称可以提高申请人获得长期移民便利（包括新加坡永久居民身份）的机会。