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A scam is designed to trick you into giving away your money, personal details or data by offering an attractive deal or false information.
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SINGAPORE - More than $3.9 million was lost between January and April to a new type of scam, where con men pose as Singapore High Court or Interpol officials. Targeting English-speaking individuals, scammers…...
SINGAPORE - The police are investigating 31 people involved in China officials impersonation scams that caused victims to lose more than $6.9 million. The police said in a statement on Wednesday (April…...
A couple in Singapore has been arrested for their suspected involvement in a series of cheating cases....
The man came across the deal on Instagram on Wednesday (April 14), he told Lianhe Wanbao . The ad claimed that for just $9.90, customers would receive two crabs with free express delivery, and tacked…...
SINGAPORE - Police have uncovered a new scam in which delivery personnel from parcel and food delivery companies are the targets. Under this scam variant, the victims would first receive a cash-on-delivery…...
SINGAPORE: The police on Tuesday (Apr 13) warned of a new scam targeting delivery personnel from parcel and food delivery companies. In this new method, the victims would first receive a cash-on-delivery…...
SINGAPORE: Police arrested a total of 329 suspected scammers and money mules in a two-week operation that ended on Friday (Apr 9)....
SINGAPORE: The police on Thursday (Apr 8) warned that people could be unknowingly used as money mules in a new trend of scams advertising jobs with high hourly salaries....
An admin staff from a Singaporean IT company transferred S$6,000 to an unknown bank account, under the illusion that he was liaising with the authorised supplier for their company....
SINGAPORE - The police on Friday (March 19) warned consumers about e-commerce scams involving the sale of electronic gadgets on Carousell where the scammer allegedly claims to offer retail services verified…...
SINGAPORE: Over three months, an accounts manager with access to the bank accounts of two companies misappropriated S$1.3 million that she transferred to a man known only as "Benjamin", whom she had fallen…...
These scammers have gained access to victims' WhatApp accounts after obtaining the six-digit verification code either from the victims directly or through the victims' voicemail accounts, SPF said....
Foreign domestic workers look after our families but we sometimes forget that they need care and companionship too. This makes them vulnerable to love scams that can cause them to make bad, even criminal…...
SINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) warned on Thursday (Feb 25) of a fake website mimicking its own. ICA also said no data had been compromised. The fake website (ica-mom.online) looks…...
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said on Friday (Feb 19) that it has filed a police report over fake letters bearing the forged signature of Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen....
SINGAPORE: A 55-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of investment scam, the police said on Sunday (Feb 21) in a news release....
SINGAPORE - Scammers using fake e-mails purportedly from Singtel netted at least $62,000 earlier this week....
SINGAPORE — The number of unauthorised online bank and card transactions rose almost six times last year from a year ago, reflecting a growing trend in phishing scams....
45% of them were repeat victims over 1-year period; many have poor cyber hygiene practices...
SINGAPORE - The number of scams reported last year hit a record high, climbing 65.1 per cent from 2019, as scammers took more than $201 million from their victims....
SINGAPORE -The Carousell seller would call the couple at all hours of the day, claiming that he would return their money soon....
Buying sweet-and-salty dried meats has turned into a sour experience for some consumers here, after their online orders failed to materialise. The police have warned the public about online scams involving…...
SINGAPORE — As more people are scheduled for vaccination against Covid-19, the police are cautioning members of the public to be vigilant when they receive messages on the vaccination exercise to avoid…...
SINGAPORE: A woman has been jailed for providing payment services without a licence - the first person to be convicted for such an offence....
It started on Facebook. Lin (not his real name), 49, came to befriend a lady called Jasmine in 2020....
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) are investigating 344 people for their suspected involvement as scammers or money mules in about 607 scam cases....
SINGAPORE: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams involving the sale of discounted Marina Bay Sands hotel packages, the police said on Thursday…...
SINGAPORE: A total of 251 people are being investigated for their suspected involvement in scams, either as scammers or money mules, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Saturday (Jan 16)....
SINGAPORE - As invitations roll out by text message for some to receive their Covid-19 vaccinations, scammers are jumping on the bandwagon to dupe other members of the public....
李显龙总理告诫公众，网上有关免费赠品的资讯是骗局，并吁请公众不要分享有关链接，以免受骗。...
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