The Lees, had gone to Johor Baru to visit Mr Lee's parents at about midnight on Monday.
Wanting to exchange currency, they turned into an alley near the Malaysian immigration checkpoints. There, the couple claimed, a Malaysian-registered car crashed into the rear of their Suzuki Swift.
When they got out to inspect their car, the two men in the other car alighted as well. Suddenly, three more men appeared from the shadows of the alley and surrounded the couple.
By the time they realised that something seemed fishy, the couple did not have enough time to get back into their car.
Mrs Lee, 29, a clerk, said: "One of the men who was holding a knife pressed it against my husband's neck, and ordered us to hand over all our valuables.
"They drove our car away too."
A similar case of robbers using the same ploy in Malaysia to rob drivers was reported last month.
Then, a male driver lost his car and RM10,000 (S$4,100) to four men when he got out of his car after it was hit.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises Singaporeans who are travelling out of the country to always keep with them a copy of their identity card and the passport's personal information page as proof of citizenship.
In the event where a passport is lost, they should make a police report and request for a copy, or an acknowledgement of it. Otherwise, note down the name and location of the police station.
They should then take the police report, proof of citizenship, and passport-sized photographs to the nearest Singapore High Commission, Embassy, or Consulate.
A document will be issued for their return to Singapore.
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