The suspects are believed to be involved in more than 1,600 cases of scams, comprising mainly investment scams, internet love scams, job scams, friend impersonation scams, and e-commerce scams, where victims reportedly lost over SGD 9 million.
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Singapore Police net 45 suspects in e-commerce fraud, mostly Taylor Swift concert ticket scams
The Singapore Police Force said that e-commerce scams involving concert tickets had claimed at least 1,241 victims since January 2024. The majority of the cases involved Taylor Swift concert tickets.
Operation by Anti-Scam Centre and banks helps over 11,000 people avoid losses of SGD 56 million
SPF’s Anti-Scam Centre collaborated with four partnering banks and deployed technology in a joint operation to identify job, fake friend call and e-commerce scam victims.