What is confirmed
According to reporting on 19 September, scammers impersonated a healthcare company's chairman and managing director and requested S$120,000.
The finance officer discovered the deception after speaking to the real director; physical signatures prevented the payment.
What it means
A familiar-looking account or chat group does not by itself verify its participants.
The urgency was designed to bypass normal checks.
What to do
Confirm every transfer request through a separate known channel, even if it appears to come from an executive.
Keep dual approval for payments and changes to bank details.
Check a suspicious sign
Use the related SecurCheck tool, then confirm important decisions with an official source.
