The Police have arrested a 27-year-old male Singaporean for his suspected involvement in the use of a counterfeit S$100 note.
On 2 July 2021 at about 9am, the Police received a report that a piece of counterfeit S$100 Portrait Series note had allegedly been used to purchase an item along Geylang Road. Through follow-up investigations, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department established the identity of the man and arrested him within nine/10 hours of the report being made. Six pieces of S$10 notes and three pieces of S$2 notes, believed to be criminal proceeds, were seized. The man was charged in court on 3 July 2021 and remanded for further investigations.
Anyone convicted for the offence of using as genuine counterfeit currency notes, under Section 489B of the Penal Code (Chapter 224, 2008 Rev Ed), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 20 years, and shall also be liable to a fine.
The Police would like to remind members of the public to be wary of receiving possible counterfeit notes. If you have received any suspected counterfeit currency note, you should:
Call the Police at ‘999’ immediately;
Note down the description of the person(s) who presented the counterfeit note, including gender, race, age, height, built, clothing, tattoo and language/dialect spoken;
Note the description of the vehicle used, if any, including its registration number; and
Limit the handling of the suspected counterfeit note and place it in a protective covering, such as an envelope or folded paper, to prevent further tampering and hand it over to the Police immediately.
Information on the security features of genuine Singapore currency is available on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s website at: http://www.mas.gov.sg/Currency/Security-Features/How-to-identify-genuine-notes.aspx
Source: Singapore Police Force