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.
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Wong Shiau Yin said that Zeng made illegal use of photographs that he took during his stint at the Singapore Housing Company, an organisation specialising in rental accommodation.
The Delhi Police in coordination with FBI Legal Attache and Interpol have arrested four men for allegedly cheating US citizens of more than USD 20 million by running fake call centres, officials said.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi on Monday sent Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years’ in prison and imposed INR 60 lakh fine on him in fodder scam case.
Singapore News: Singapore is joining an Interpol-led global financial crime task force, comprising the US and UK, which will be looking into a number of areas, including COVID-19-related scams.
