Singapore Police, Cyber Security Agency alert the public to PayPal account scam
From January 1 to February 9, 2024, a total of 27 such cases involving hacked PayPal accounts were reported to the police.
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Singapore Police arrest 4 in concert ticket scam that claimed 583 victims and caused SGD 223,000 loss
These arrests were made following a joint operation conducted between January 31, 2024, and February 6, 2024, by the Commercial Affairs Department, seven Police Land Divisions, Carousell and the Government Technology Agency (GovTech).
Company loses USD 25.6 million after employees tricked by deepfake scam
A multinational company lost USD 25.6 million after its employees in the Hong Kong branch were scammed.
Singapore PIO scamster gets 7+ years in prison for cheating 20 victims of SGD 2.5 million
The gullible victims withdrew huge sums out of their savings and “invested” in Murali Naidu’s wife’s lending business.
Singapore Police arrest 2 men in impersonation and staged kidnap scams; victims lost SGD 445,000
The police described these as “China officials impersonation scams” — the scam victims were made to believe by the fraudsters that the victims were talking to officials in China.
Island-wide operation nets 411 scammers and money mules as police probe loss of over SGD 13 million
At least 411 people — 292 men and 119 women — are undergoing investigation for their alleged roles in various scams, which have resulted in the loss of more than SGD 13 million. The alleged scamsters are aged between 16 and 75 years. As per an official news release, more than 1,500 cases have been […]
Uri Actor Rakesh Bedi loses USD 1,020, scammed by fraudster posing as Army personnel
Veteran Bollywood actor Rakesh Bedi, who played the role of an intelligence officer from Pakistan in the highly acclaimed movie Uri: The Surgical Strike, fell prey to cyber fraud recently. It also left him with a loss of Rs 85,000 (USD 1,020). As per the complaint filed by the thespian, the fraudster introduced himself as […]
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong targeted by deepfake interview promoting crypto-scam, after deepfake of DPM Wong
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the latest high-profile target of scammers misusing the deepfake technology. This follows the deepfake of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the fake Instagram account in the name of Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam. In an Instagram post yesterday signed ‘LHL’ — this signature indicates […]
Singapore: 79-year-old woman nearly loses S$260,000 to scammers posing as officials
A 79-year-old woman almost lost S$260,000 after being duped by two scammers, who posed as officials from the bank and police, but was saved by the SPF’s Anti-Scam Centre. Fortunately for her, a Standard Chartered bank staff, who worked in tandem with the ASC, flagged the transaction, effectively shutting down the scam before it could […]
Singapore Police arrest 13 suspects aged 15-25 years for malware scams related to bank accounts
Complaints of malware have been coming to the Singapore Police Force since the beginning of 2023. According to the information released, the malware infected victims’ phones and then money was siphoned out of their bank accounts.