S’pore man, 51, charged for suspected medical insurance fraud, allegedly defrauded S$12,000

A 51-year-old man in Singapore was slated to be charged on Apr. 23 for his suspected involvement in medical insurance fraud.

He is accused of deceiving an insurance company of more than S$12,000 by submitting forged medical invoices.

Man and his dependents covered under his company's group insurance

The man was employed as a principal consultant with a local company between 2023 and 2025.

He allegedly submitted 48 forged medical invoices to an insurance company to fraudulently claim insurance reimbursements.

He and his dependents were covered under his company's group insurance policy.

The man allegedly used original invoices from medical institutions as templates and forged the invoices using his office laptop.

Through this scheme, he successfully defrauded the insurance company of a total of more than S$12,000 in claims over the three-year period.

In 2025, he also attempted to make additional fraudulent claims of more than S$2,500 through nine forged invoices, but these were unsuccessful.

Insurance company makes police report

The fraudulent activities came to light when the insurance company noted discrepancies in some of the submitted invoices and conducted verification checks with the medical institutions.

The insurance company subsequently reported the matter to the police.

Penalties

The offence of cheating carries a jail term of up to 10 years, and a fine.

The offence of attempted cheating carries a jail term of up to 10 years, and a fine.

Members of the public are reminded that insurance fraud is a serious offence that undermines the integrity of the insurance system, the police said.

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