Advisory on Scam Calls Impersonating as Officers from the Ministry of Law, Credit Bureau Singapore or the Moneylenders Credit Bureau

The Ministry of Law (“MinLaw”) has been alerted to scam calls received by members of the public from callers claiming to be from MinLaw officer, or to be an employee of either Credit Bureau (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“CBS”) or the Moneylenders Credit Bureau (“MLCB”).

The callers would make false claims to call recipients including the following:

1. The recipient has outstanding loans with moneylenders;

2. The recipient has unpaid interest owed to moneylenders;

3. There were suspicious activities reflected in the recipient’s MLCB records; and/or

4. The recipient is being investigated by MinLaw for involvement in fraud or money laundering offences.

In some instances, following the call, the recipient may receive falsified documents resembling official documents from the authorities via WhatsApp message, and/or be asked to divulge personal bank account details or handover payment in cash.

Recipients of such scam calls are advised to exercise caution and not share personal details unnecessarily. MinLaw will not ask a member of public to make any payment to an officer. If in doubt about the authenticity of any calls from MinLaw officers, please contact MinLaw via the online enquiry form at https://eservices.mlaw.gov.sg/enquiry/ or call the MinLaw hotline at 1800 2255 529. If there are queries concerning CBS or the MLCB, please call 6565 6363 or 6335 3897 respectively.

For scam-related advice, please call the National Crime Prevention Council’s ScamShield helpline at 1799 or visit www.scamshield.gov.sg.