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Singapore, Malaysia police busts ‘fake online relationships scam’ with more than 100 victims

Malaysia and Singapore police have busted a huge fake online relationships scam by thwarting four syndicates behind an ‘Africa scam’. In the scam, 100 victims mostly women have suffered losses of around SGD 6.4 million.

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UK data shows 257% increase in sexual offence convictions among Indian nationals

Indians have emerged as the nationality with the largest percentage increase in convictions for sexual offences in the UK amid a wider surge in foreigners being sentenced for such crimes over the past four years in the country, according to an analysis of British government data. Indian nationals logged a 72-case increase between 2021 and […]

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How did she die? Singapore small business owner found dead a day after post about Indian worker’s fake injury claim

Singapore eatery Sumo Salad owner Jane Lee wrote two lengthy Facebook posts on July 18. In one post, she gave details of what she had observed about the employee — “Sran Kiranjeet Kaur, a worker from India” — and why she believed that the workplace injury compensation claim was a scam, “a carefully orchestrated scheme” of extortion. The next day, she was dead. Singapore Police are investigating the case. Singapore Government is looking into the alleged scam.

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