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Victims had accessed the websites thinking they were genuine and keyed in their personal and payment card details.
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At least $34k lost to scams involving fake travel websites

Members of the public were urged to be mindful of calls with the "+" prefix - indicating an overseas call.
Singapore

Over $30m lost to China officials impersonation scams

Scammers would post advertisements selling tickets to the nightclub Zouk on Telegram chat groups such as "SG Clubbing".
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Police warn of Zouk tickets scam on Telegram

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Man arrested for alleged involvement in e-commerce scams

Victims would be sent a fraudulent link where they would purportedly be able to view information regarding their parcel.
Singapore

454 people lost $675k to delivery parcel phishing scams

Scammed into scamming: Malaysian tricked into working as scammer in Cambodia for 3 months
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Malaysian man forced to work as scammer in Cambodia

The arcade-style game, Scam Me If You Can, is a five-minute interactive quiz played on a digital kiosk. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Singapore

Police launch games to educate youth about scams

The police urged members of the public to reject requests by others to use their bank account or mobile phone lines.
Singapore

Police round up over 300 suspects in $6m scam probe

Several new scam variants have been detected since the start of June, with the authorities issuing numerous warning alerts. ST PHOTO: THADDEUS ANG
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Several new scam variants detected in June

    Man accuses Peninsula Plaza shop of trying to 'scam' maid of laptop, police investigating
    Singapore

    Man accuses shop of trying to 'scam' maid of laptop

    In the scam, people would receive cleaning services advertisements via social messaging platforms.
    Singapore

    New phishing scam involves cleaning services ads

    Maliha Ramu, 51, pretended to be a 25-year-old woman to cheat a 29-year-old man and his father of $5,750.
    Singapore

    Woman jailed for cheating suitor from matchmaking website

    Iras said it does not make calls through messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram or Viber.
    Singapore

    Iras warns against WhatsApp calls from scammers

    Victims would receive automated phone calls supposedly from the Ministry of Health.
    Singapore

    $25m lost to scammers posing as Chinese officials

    The eight people are being investigated for the offences of cheating or money laundering.
    Singapore

    8 arrested for phishing scams targeting DBS customers

    On its website, Chan Brothers Travel warned its customers about this new scam.
    Singapore

    Travel agencies warn of scammers impersonating their staff

    The phishing emails spoof the @iras.gov.sg domain.
    Singapore

    Iras warns of scam e-mails on corporate tax returns

    The agencies impersonated include national water agency PUB.
    Singapore

    Over $9,700 lost in first week of June to scammers

    Malaysian teenager Ah Heng contacting the Global Anti-Scam Organisation for help via Facebook on March 7. PHOTOS: ST VIDEO, GLOBAL ANTI-SCAM ORGANIZATION
    World

    How Malaysian teen became a scammer in Cambodia

    PM Lee was falsely linked to fake articles on cryptocurrency auto-trading programmes, said the police.
    Singapore

    PM's online crypto auto-trading programmes are fake: Police

    The slew of measures to stop digital banking scams will be implemented by Oct 31, 2022.
    Business

    Anti-scam 'kill switch' soon, to freeze bank accounts

    Victims of the scams suffered losses of about $12.8 million in total.
    Singapore

    Probation not recommended for youth in OCBC phishing scams