Kuala Lampur, June 10 -- SINGAPORE, June 10 - The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has warned members of the public about scammers posing as ICA officers or even as family members and friends to trick victims into transferring money, according to The Straits Times.

In an advisory on June 10, ICA said it has received multiple reports since January involving two main scam variants.

In the first, scammers pose as ICA officers through phone or video calls, often using the ICA crest as their profile picture or wearing uniforms during video calls to appear legitimate, the authority said.

"ICA would like to emphasise that these calls are not from ICA," it reportedly said.

In the second variant, scammers impersonate family members,...