Two Indians in Dubai get 500-year jail sentences for USD 200-mn scam
Two Indians have been sentenced to 517 years in jail by the Dubai misdemeanours court for duping thousands of investors in a USD200 million fraud case (AED735 million).
Two Indians have been sentenced to 517 years in jail by the Dubai misdemeanours court for duping thousands of investors in a USD200 million fraud case (AED735 million).
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore has warned citizens to remain alert of a phone scam in which callers impersonating ICA officers ask for people’s personal information.
Scammers in Singapore are adopting novel ways to dupe people and now they are masquerading as staff of telecommunications companies based in either China or Singapore, the Singapore Police Force said in an advisory.
An Indian national and an Indian-American have pleaded guilty to charges of their involvement in a massive phone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US, perpetrated by India-based call centres.
The Patna police in India busted a racket involved in duping non-resident Indians (NRIs) settled in the United States.
People of Singapore should beware of the rising cases of scams involving spoofed business email addresses as victims are being deceived into transferring money to foreign bank accounts for business payments.
People selling products online in Singapore should remain alert from the online scammers who send emails in the names of Paypal or other reputable banks, said Singapore police today.
Singapore Police have warned people to be cautious of phone calls that are purportedly from its hotline number – ‘1800-255-000’ and advised them to ignore such calls.
Singapore citizens should be on alert against a phone scam by callers impersonating Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers asking them to transfer money.
Police have nabbed 81 people for their alleged involvement in 244 cases of scams involving SGD1.4 million in Singapore.