SINGAPORE, Nov. 9 -- A total of four men, aged between 27 and 39, will be charged in court tomorrow for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent mortgage scheme that involved the use of a residential property without the rightful owner's knowledge.

Police said in a news release today that the four men were arrested during a two-day operation on April 14 and 15.

The case came to light on April 3, after the victim discovered that a caveat had been lodged against his property in connection with a loan application that he had not authorised.

Preliminary investigations later revealed that fraudulent documents had been used to apply for mortgage loans, with the victim's property used as a collateral.

The quartet had purportedly worked with...