M'sian man, 23, caught with fake staff passes & stamps with Supreme Court and MHA emblems at Woodlands Checkpoint

A Malaysian man, 23, was caught at Woodlands Checkpoint on Aug. 11 allegedly in possession of official-looking stamps and fake employee passes bearing his photograph.

The items are believed to be for the purposes of carrying out scams.

The inking instruments bore the emblems of the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The man was directed for enhanced checks at the arrival bus hall by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers.

Investigations revealed that he had no employment history with any of the organisations whose passes were found on him, the police said in a statement on Aug. 12.

The police said: “Such counterfeit passes and official-looking instruments are tactics commonly employed by scammers to lend credibility to their operations, deceiving victims into believing they are dealing with representatives of a legitimate organisation.”

The man is set to be charged in court on Aug. 13 with the offence of making or possessing a counterfeit instrument with intent to commit forgery.

The offence carries a jail term of up to seven years and a fine.