MOM arrested two company directors and two staff from a construction firm on 4 September 2026 for making false CPF declarations to inflate their foreign worker quota, then using the extra quota to hire real workers. A further 21 people are assisting investigations into the same "phantom worker" scheme. If anyone offers you money to let them submit CPF contributions in your name for a job you do not actually do, refuse: accepting this can count as helping a false declaration, which carries fines up to $20,000 and up to 2 years in prison. If you know of such a scheme, you can report it confidentially through MOM's "Report an Infringement" e-service.