1,020 scam cases on Carousell in 2018H1, a 136% jump from last year
There were 1,020 cases of scams on the e-marketplace app Carousell reported between January and June 2018, a 136 percent increase from last year.
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Singapore Police recovers SGD27 million connected to China’s Ezubao scam
In a major breakthrough, Singapore Police have recovered more than SGD27 million linked to one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in China, in which 1.15 million investors were duped of whopping 38 billion Yuan (SGD7 billion).
Investment scams double in Singapore from 200 to 400 in past three years
Due to the emergence of unregulated online platforms, there has been a rise in the number of investment scams reported in Singapore. The investment scams almost doubled from about 200 to more than 400 cases annually from 2015 to 2017.
SPF warns Whatsapp users of ‘takeover’ scam
The Singapore Police Force has issued an advisory warning WhatsApp users to be wary of a new scam being conducted on the messaging platform.
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).
ICA issues advisory to remain alert from phone scam
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.
Singapore Police advise people to be wary of phone scammers posing as telecom staff
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.
Indian, Indian-American plead guilty in US call centre scam
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.
Police in India bust gang duping NRIs in US using fake calls scams
The Patna police in India busted a racket involved in duping non-resident Indians (NRIs) settled in the United States.
Singapore Police issues advisory regarding rising cases of business email impersonation scams
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.
