Police warn against scam phone calls impersonating them

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Police warn against scam phone calls impersonating them

Saturday, Jun 4, 2016

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SINGAPORE - Numerous reports have been filed regarding scam phone calls impersonating the police, the authority said in a press statement on Saturday (June 4).

The recipients of such calls would first hear an automated Mandarin voice message instructing them to enter a number.

A Mandarin-speaking operator would then ask for their personal information, or inform them to proceed to the police station with their identification card or police officers would be despatched to their residence.

Police have clarified that these calls were not made by SPF officers.

They added: "Such calls impersonating government officials are typical scammers' tactics."

Should members of public continue to receive such calls, they should ignore the caller and avoid revealing important details such as their names, IC numbers, passport details, bank account or credit card details.

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[butoh6050]

Usually, in other countries with similiar situation, the authorities will respond by saying that their organization will never make phone calls in the first place.
The statement from our SPF is " Police have clarified that these calls were not made by SPF officers". What kind of goodu reply is that?
Does that means that the SPF can make phone calls? So how will the public know which is real and which is not?