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Taiwan authorities arrested a Singaporean man in Taiwan for allegedly participating in a scam syndicate.
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S'porean man arrested in Taiwan over alleged role in scam syndicate

Scam-related claims as a proportion of total claims have also been rising.
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Scam claims surge 63% in Singapore

Jail for M'sian who came to S'pore to collect $427k from scam victims
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Jail for M'sian who came to S'pore to collect $427k from scam victims

LTA cautioned commuters to avoid dubious URL links in social media posts and not to disclose their bank details to anyone.
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Scammers out to take people for a ride with ez-link card phishing ploy

Officers arrested the pair and seized over 6,800 SIM cards, 15 mobile phones and two laptops.
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Duo who sold WhatsApp accounts to scammers nabbed

The page claimed that customers queued for up to six hours at the Pop Mart store in Plaza Singapura, and showed a photo of a crowd outside a toy store.
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FB page reported for using Plaza Singapura name to sell Labubu dolls

Accused Zhang Tianyu (second from left in white top) walking past Li Xueqi (middle in white top) and Xu Zhaochen (right in white top) inside iStudio store in Bugis Junction on Nov 14.
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Scam syndicates sends foreigners into S'pore to cheat retailers

At least 443 of such cases have been reported since Aug 28, said the police on Nov 11.
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$9.6m lost to Tencent, WeChat, UnionPay impersonation scams

Victims were told they either had been overcharged or had outstanding utility bills, and keyed in their personal information and credit or debit card details.
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Over $12,000 lost to scammers claiming to be from SP Group

    Chiong Tze Yu, 13, answering a question about online shopping scams on a "children's ATM" featuring an interactive game.
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    Gamified experiences help children gain financial literacy, spot scams

    A scammer called the victim and told her that several unauthorised transactions had been made to a credit card created in her name.
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    Woman transfers $290k to scammers but manages to recover $250k

    DPM Heng Swee Keat recently noticed a few fake Facebook profiles purporting to be him.
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    DPM Heng warns public about FB profiles impersonating him

    The 64-year-old realised he had been scammed when he could not withdraw the profits shown in the investment app.
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    S'pore engineer loses more than $500k to investment scam

    The fake concert ticket scam involved shows by Hong Kong star Andy Lau, who played for four nights in Singapore from Oct 10.
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    $66k lost in a fortnight to concert ticket scams

    A technical support scam was foiled by the Singapore police and the Hong Kong Police Force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre.
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    Woman almost lost $200k after clicking on 'Microsoft Hotline' alert

    Since early September, the police have received numerous reports of scams involving the impersonation of bank and government officials.
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    35 arrested in anti-scam sweep for impersonation scams

    Victims saw advertisements or posts promoting heavily discounted items on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, said the police.
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    Victims lose $162k to socmed phishing scam in September

    Police said that move to standardise sender IDs aims to improve the recognisability and recall of SMSes from the Home Team.
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    Police emergency SMS sender ID changed to 70999 from Oct 1

    3 arrested for suspected money mule activities, $500k seized
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    3 arrested for suspected money mule activities, $500k seized

    Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he recently received a flurry of SMSes supposedly from Singapore Customs informing him of a detained parcel.
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    SM Lee warns of messages from scammers impersonating Customs

    Customers who do not have a Singpass account may register for one and download the Singpass app before setting up their digital token.
    Singapore

    Banks to roll out Singpass face verification for digital token

    Victims received e-mails from a sender pretending to be OneMotoring by LTA, informing them that their vehicles’ road tax or road licence was expiring
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    $28k lost through fake OneMotoring website