SINGAPORE, Nov. 29 -- A 73-year-old Malaysian woman has been arrested on suspicion of acting as a mule for a scam syndicate that impersonated government officials, with police seizing cash and gold bars worth about S$200,000 (RM640,000) from her.

The woman is believed to have been involved in at least three cases where scammers posed as officers from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), The Straits Times reported.

The arrest was made on Nov 24 after an alert employee at gold and silver dealer BullionStar on New Bridge Road noticed the woman loitering suspiciously outside the premises and called the police.

Officers from the Central Police Division responded and arrested the woman on the same day.

According to police, the scam sy...