ICA warns of scam calls relating to passport issues

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SINGAPORE — Members of the public have been advised to be cautious of scam calls related to passport issues.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority issued this advisory on Wednesday after it received recent feedback from the public regarding calls from numbers starting with"+65".

"Other calls involved the alleged scammers asking for the recipients’ personal details, such as their NRIC number."If there is a need to clarify passport matters with applicants, ICA said that its officers will only use landlines without the"+65" prefix to contact individuals. The authority said last month that it has received an"unprecedented" number of passport applications since March 2022 and that passport applications will take more time to process due to high demand.

 

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