Scammer threatened my wife after she didn't want to give her information

Mark Stevens | 15 May 2021

Phishing Scam Impersonation Scam
A man called my wife's mobile number and knew her name. He said he was from MOH and that she had been traced to a potential covid 19 contact at novena on 8th may and must go into quarantine. my wife said she hadn't been to novena on 8th may, so this was not possible. the caller became aggressive and said that if she didn't comply, she would be breaking the law. my wife stood her ground, saying that she did nothing wrong and did not go to novena on that date. the caller asked how many family members are at the home and she said 4, husband and 2 kids. the caller said someone would come over shortly to pick her up to go to quarantine. of course, nobody came but what if she had been a vunerable person?

we checked her trace together app, which had no concerns and this morning I called moh & reported it. They said i should report here also.

the call was from a +65 number, which we know is bad news but my wife was busy and didn't notice. the man spoke fluent english and mandarin.