PUBLISHED ONAugust 12, 2026 2:50 PMUPDATEDAugust 12, 2026 2:49 PMBYSean LerSingapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday (Aug 12) warned members of the public of the presence of fake websites impersonating seven Home Team agencies and itself.
The seven Home Team agencies are: the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore Prison Service (SPS), Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX), and Home Team Academy (HTA).
In a statement posted on its Facebook page, MHA said that HTX has detected over 500 such fake websites, adding that steps were taken to take them down, with all identified websites removed by Tuesday.
The ministry said the fake websites replicated the official branding and publicly available content from its website and that of the seven agencies.
"(This) could have potentially misled members of the public into believing that they were accessing official MHA or Home Team agency websites," it said.
Investigations have not revealed any evidence that the fake websites have been used to perpetrate scams or phish for information from members of the public, and that there was also no evidence that their systems were compromised or accessed without authorisation.
Members of the public are advised to remain vigilant when accessing websites purporting to belong to MHA or Home Team agencies.
They should look out for whether the websites end with ".gov.sg" and check carefully before submitting any personal or sensitive information online.
Where there are unusual website addresses, spelling or grammatical errors, poor-quality images, broken links, or pages and functions that do not work as expected, the public should be mindful that these could be fake websites.
Those who encounter any suspicious websites are encouraged to report them via the ScamShield helpline at 1799, or through the police's website.
The ministry assured the public that it will continue to monitor the situation closely and work with the relevant agencies and its partners to take appropriate action against any websites that impersonate its agencies or itself.
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