In its Facebook post, MINDEF Singapore said: “The SAF has observed a number of allegedly fraudulent bulk orders made by individuals claiming to be SAF personnel. The SAF takes a serious view of this. For the 7 cases that we are aware of, we have not found any evidence that these individuals are affliated with the SAF, and have made reports to the Police on them.”
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How did she die? Singapore small business owner found dead a day after post about Indian worker’s fake injury claim
Singapore eatery Sumo Salad owner Jane Lee wrote two lengthy Facebook posts on July 18. In one post, she gave details of what she had observed about the employee — “Sran Kiranjeet Kaur, a worker from India” — and why she believed that the workplace injury compensation claim was a scam, “a carefully orchestrated scheme” of extortion. The next day, she was dead. Singapore Police are investigating the case. Singapore Government is looking into the alleged scam.
My hand was literally hanging by a thread: Indian-origin man brutally attacked with a machete in Australia
An India-origin man said he was brutally attacked by a group of teens who had attacked him with a machete in Australia’s Melbourne
30 injured as car rams into Los Angeles club crowd; driver hospitalised with gunshot wound
Fire Capt. Adam Van Gerpen said that a line of people — mostly women — were waiting to enter a nightclub when they were struck by a Nissan Versa that also hit a taco truck and valet stand.
Kolkata: IIM Calcutta student alleges rape at boys’ hostel, one arrested
A female student has been allegedly raped at the boys’ hostel of the premier Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Joka in Kolkata
Indian bank manager swindles money of 43 customers, loses it on stocks
Indian bank manager Sakshi Gupta swindles money of over 40 customers at a branch in Rajasthan before she was arrested
9 people lose Singapore work pass and visit pass for “illegal touting” at Changi Airport
The Changi travellers were being asked by the nine people to hand over the gold and mobile phones to contacts in their home countries in exchange for a cash reward. This was “illegal touting”, as per Singapore law.
Digital arrest: Frightening and painful scam that robs victims of their life’s savings
With several cases reported from Singapore and India recently, the modus operandi of digital arrest is to make victims believe that they are under the scanner of law enforcement and that they must fully “co-operate with the police” in order to avoid criminal prosecution. As expected, this “co-operation” involves handing over financial control to the scammers, after which the victim is bled dry.
375kg of cannabis, some of it headed for Singapore, seized in Thailand and 13 foreigners arrested
Some of the foreigners were drug mules — people hired to carry narcotics, while pretending to be regular travellers — and their reward was going to be payment or debt repayment, according to information released by the Thai authorities.
Singapore scam victims lose SGD 1.7 million to impostors calling about policy premium dues and money laundering
A March 14 media release said: “The Singapore Police Force and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) would like to alert members of the public to scams involving impersonation of MAS officials, representatives from NTUC Union, Income Insurance and Unionpay staff. Since January 2025, at least 6 cases have been reported to the Police, with total losses amounting to at least SGD 1.7million.”
