SINGAPORE – A man allegedly tried to deposit a counterfeit $10,000 note at a bank in Clementi but ended up being arrested instead.
He will be charged in court on Sept 4.
The police said in a statement on Sept 3 that the incident occurred on Aug 15 at about 2pm.
The 22-year-old suspect was at a bank located in Clementi Avenue 3 when he allegedly presented a Singapore $10,000 note to a bank counter staff member and requested that the note be deposited into a bank account, said the police.
The counter staff member suspected that the note was counterfeit and informed the manager.
The police were then alerted and subsequently arrested the man, seizing the counterfeit note for investigations.