The Singapore Courts has alerted the public to a scam involving fraudulent court orders that instruct victims to transfer money to avoid legal action. The Courts clarified that it does not issue orders via WhatsApp or Telegram and does not request bank login details or fund transfers through phone or email. The public is advised to verify court orders through the ACO portal and report suspicious notices to the ScamShield hotline. Government official impersonation scams have more than doubled in 2025, with significant financial losses.
The Singapore Courts does not issue orders via WhatsApp or Telegram.Come across a "court order" instructing you to transfer money to a bank account to avoid legal action? Such instructions are fraudulent and should not be followed, cautioned the Singapore Courts on Monday .
In a Facebook post, the Singapore Courts said it has been alerted to a scam variant involving bogus court orders. It added that it does not issue orders via WhatsApp or Telegram, and that it does not ask for bank login credentials or fund transfers from members of the public via phone or email. Members of the public can verify court orders via the Authentic Court Orders portal at www.courtorders.gov.sg. Any suspicious notices purporting to be from the courts should also be reported to the ScamShield hotline at 1799.released by the police in February, the number of government official impersonation scams saw an increase of more than double in 2025 compared with 2024 . The amount lost to these scams also increased by 60.5 per cent from $151.3 million in 2024 to $242.9 million in 2025, with a majority of victims aged 65 and above. Phone calls and WhatsApp were the most common channels used by these scammers, who would often impersonate local government officers such as those from the Singapore Police Force or the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
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