Singapore police arrest three more in fake SAF bulk order scam

Singapore police arrest three more in fake SAF bulk order scam



Singapore's Ministry of Defence put up a Facebook post explaining to the public about the scam orders claiming to be made by the SAF. — Picture via Facebook/Singapore Ministry of Defence

Saturday, 20 Sep 2025 3:14 PM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Three more individuals were apprehended by Singapore police in connection with an alleged scam involving fake bulk orders, as reported by The Straits Times.

These arrests add to the earlier apprehension of two suspects, bringing the total number of individuals arrested to five.

One of the suspects, a 28-year-old man, is alleged to have given up his Singpass credentials to the syndicate in exchange for payment while the other two, a 21-year-old man and 17-year-old girl helped unknown individuals sign up for phone lines.

Some of those phone lines were used to make bulk orders to various vendors, claiming to be from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).


The Ministry of Defence has since posted on Facebook about the ongoing scams but stated that so far no SAF personnel have been implicated.

Providing a fraudulently registered SIM card to facilitate a crime knowingly can see offenders jailed for up to three years, fined up to S$10,000 (RM32,765) or both.

Those who knowingly provide a fraudulently registered SIM card to another person to facilitate a crime can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.