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Screenshots of a live stream involving the sale of jade on TikTok.
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Beware of jade stone scams on TikTok, police say

About 14,000 meconnect accounts were reported as being compromised on Feb 22.
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Man allegedly misused 14,000 Mediacorp meconnect accounts

A teenager is said to have opened a bank account and allowed others to use it after reading on messaging platform Telegram about a cash loan being offered in exchange for bank account details.
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Teen allegedly let scammers to launder $250K via his bank account

Actor Charlie Goh gets scammed buying salmon online, posts ad to warn others
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Actor Charlie Goh scammed online, posts ad to warn others

Victims would receive a pop-up alert while using an Internet browser, informing them that their computer has been infected with a virus or spyware.
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59 victims lose $1.4m to tech support scam

Iras warned of the scam e-mail where recipients are told to transfer their outstanding stamp duty payment to a British bank account.
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Iras warns of scam e-mail on outstanding stamp duty payment

The man allegedly used a display picture of his victim’s acquaintance on a fake social media account to borrow money.
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Man arrested over involvement in multiple scams

Suhaili Suparjo was sentenced to 15 months’ jail for her role as a money mule in a Nigerian love scam group.
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Money mule jailed for working with Nigerian love scammer

Wanting to buy mum an iPhone, two girls get scammed out of hard-earned savings
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Sisters scammed out of hard-earned savings on Carousell

    This scam type was the 10th most common ruse in 2021, and victims lost $4.5 million that year.
    Singapore

    Fake friend call scam reports spike by more than 200%

    There were 31,728 scam cases reported in 2022, up from 23,933 cases in 2021, an increase of 32.6 per cent.
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    $660.7m lost to scams, 6 in 10 victims were young adults

    Hong Huifang posted on social media on Monday about a fake advertisement claiming to feature her and her daughter Tay Ying.
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    Hong Huifang alerts fans to fake ad showing her and daughter

    Wanting to buy mum an iPhone, two girls get scammed out of hard-earned savings
    Singapore

    Sisters scammed out of hard-earned savings on Carousell

    This scam type was the 10th most common ruse in 2021, and victims lost $4.5 million that year.
    Singapore

    Fake friend call scam reports spike by more than 200%

    There were 31,728 scam cases reported in 2022, up from 23,933 cases in 2021, an increase of 32.6 per cent.
    Singapore

    $660.7m lost to scams, 6 in 10 victims were young adults

    Hong Huifang posted on social media on Monday about a fake advertisement claiming to feature her and her daughter Tay Ying.
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    Hong Huifang alerts fans to fake ad showing her and daughter

    Payments will be held in escrow and released to sellers only when buyers receive their purchases and are satisfied with the product.
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    New measures to protect Carousell users after fake-buyer scams

    Messages between Ms Tan and the third-party seller who promised two VIP tickets and 15 minutes backstage with the boy band Seventeen for $1,104.
    Singapore

    Student scammed into paying $1,104 for Seventeen VIP tix

    Michelle Chong said she received hundreds of messages and e-mails from people who wanted to buy the dubious brand’s keto gummies.
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    Michelle Chong makes police report over fake keto ad

    Iris came across an advertisement on Facebook for a part-time marketing gig and thought she could make some extra money for her big day.
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    If not for job scam, victim would've been married by now

    Examples of real OneService QR code posters. The police and MSO said such posters are printed on wall-mounted acrylic boards and are not stickers.
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    Man allegedly used fake OneService Lite QR codes to obtain personal details

    Brayden Cheng Ming Yan will be detained in a centre to follow a strict regimen that can include foot drills and counselling.
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    OCBC phishing scams: Teen ordered to undergo reformative training