With a surge in deepfakes during the Singapore general elections (GE2025), Singaporeans are advised to beware of misinformation in the form of this Artificial Intelligence-enabled technology, in addition to phishing scams and malware attacks.
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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.
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.”
The Indian government has secured repatriation of 283 nationals who were trapped in Myanmar fake job scam
Former Singapore Prime Minister and current Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has also been targeted in the past by scammers using deepfake technology to sell cryptocurrency and spread false views.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its cousin Machine Learning (ML) were harnessed by the Scam Analytics and Tactical Intervention System (SATIS), jointly developed by GovTech and the Home Team’s science and technology agency HTX.
Nearly 2,000 Indian nationals are currently involved in cyber scam-related activities in Myanmar’s Myawaddy town, a region located close to the border with Thailand. The area is ruled by armed militia groups. The Indian nationals, many of whom were lured by fake job offers, are being forced to carry out online fraud targeting victims across […]
The participating banks, who took part in the two-month operation, from 1 November 2024 to 31 December 2024, were DBS Bank, UOB Bank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank, and GXS Bank.
A Singapore Police media release said: “In this scam [PayNow] campaign, victims would receive a text message stating – ‘Pay Now: Your certificate expires in 3 days. Renew it now at
