The participating financial institutions are DBS Bank, HSBC Bank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and UOB Bank. They worked with law enforcement, utilising Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology to identify victims of job, investment, fake friend call, and e-commerce scams.
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35 arrested in anti-scam sweep; Singapore Police and MAS issue urgent advisory on bank officer impersonation
The majority of those arrested in Singapore are suspected to have allowed scammers to use their bank accounts or netbanking credentials to be used for fraudulent transactions.
SPF warn Singaporeans about parcel delivery scam, SGD 616,000 lost in 300+ cases
Messages from these messaging applications would appear alongside legitimate SMSes in the victim’s mobile devices. While there are safeguards such as the SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR) to protect public from spoofed SMSes, such protection does not extend to online messaging applications.
Scam victims in Singapore lose SGD 28,000 in OneMotoring e-mail phishing; police issue alert
In recent days, SMS phishing scammers have impersonated Singtel and Singapore Customs. The OneMotoring site impersonation has been done via phishing e-mails, say the police.
Singapore: ASC, banks join hands to disrupt over 2,000 scams, prevent SGD 90 million loss
ASC and the banks used robotic process automation technology to detect potential victims of scams. These scams were related to jobs, investments, fake friend calls and e-commerce.
Singapore: As NTUC FairPrice scams cause an SGD 9,000 loss, SPF urges citizens to remain alert
In this scam variant, victims encountered advertisements or posts on social media (e.g. Facebook) featuring various heavily discounted goods allegedly offered by NTUC FairPrice.
Singpass abuse by scammers: Panel wants minimum of 6 months’ jail term for people who hand over credentials
It has come to light in recent months that many, many people in Singapore have been letting scammers use their Singpass or banking credentials to prey on victims. Huge amounts of money have been lost as a result.
Serial cheater arrested in Singapore for fake-selling Sentosa tickets and other items online
This online seller had advertised the sale of Japanese Anime trading cards and admission tickets to theme parks at Resorts World Sentosa on Facebook and Carousell. The man allegedly failed to deliver the items after payments were made.
Singapore Police issue warning on WhatsApp Web phishing scams involving fake QR code
The new scam involves scammers gaining access to WhatsApp accounts through the use of fake “WhatsApp Web” websites.
Singapore Police recover USD 40+ million in joint ops with Interpol and Timor-Leste
The scam victim, a commodity firm based in Singapore, lodged a police report stating that it had fallen prey to a case of business e-mail compromise scam.
