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Thai police investigators apprehending members of the Lock Star hybrid scam gang.
Singapore

S'porean suspected of crypto scam gang link arrested in Thailand

Victims were tricked into sharing their personal details at a fake PayNow website.
Singapore

Delete text messages urging renewal of PayNow ‘certificate’

Be wary of scams, they are evolving.
Singapore

Redditor falls victim to cash-on-delivery parcel scam

Mr Melvin Chan and his wife were at the Tokyo DisneySea theme park on Oct 7 when they realised that none of their cards was working.
Singapore

S'porean cash-strapped in Japan after falling victim to identity theft

Cash and bank cards were seized as the police nabbed three men allegedly involved in money laundering activities.
Singapore

$250k seized, 3 arrested in scam money moving bust

The seller claimed she urgently needed the money for concert tickets, prompting Madam Toh to transfer the full amount before the exchange.
Singapore

No refund, no remorse: Seller refuses to repay woman for fake Labubu

Scammers told the teen she was being investigated as there were issues with her student pass here.
Singapore

Teen allegedly kidnapped in M'sia believed to be a scam victim

OCBC anti-scam unit investigator Poh Leong Hui had alerted senior investigating officer Matthew Li when he noticed a large transfer from a foreign back account belonging to the victim.
Singapore

'I still can't get over it': Scam victim who transferred $1.19m to syndicate

Hong Zepeng, 30, pleaded guilty to nine charges of cheating by conspiracy, and one over the obstruction of the course of justice.
Singapore

Chinese national faces 2 years jail for $10k USS ticket scam

    More than 200 people are being investigated for their suspected involvement in over 1,000 scams.
    Singapore

    Police arrest 223 in connection with $6.58m scam operations

    The recipients' faces were digitally superimposed onto explicit screenshots.
    Singapore

    Over 100 public servants targeted in 'cheapfake' extortion

    Deputy Superintendent of Police Timothy Ng (left) and Mr Uthayakumar Chellappan Silvaraju, senior associate at DBS Bank's anti-scam team, helped the man avoid losing more money.
    Singapore

    Man told to transfer $600k refuses to believe he was being scammed

    Customers cheating hawkers with fake screenshots has been an issue since at least 2020.
    Singapore

    Scammed Boon Lay hawker inspires anti-scam cup campaign

    Meta does not have any figures for how accurate the system is but early tests have shown promising results.
    Singapore

    Meta tests facial recognition tech to detect celeb scams

    When Mr Lai requested upfront payment, "Teacher Huang" sent a screenshot of a bank transfer. However, the funds never materialised.
    Singapore

    Scammer posing as teacher almost costs e-bike seller $25,000

    The 64-year-old realised he had been scammed when he could not withdraw the profits shown in the investment app.
    Singapore

    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.
    Singapore

    $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.
    Singapore

    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.
    Singapore

    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.
    Singapore

    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.
    Singapore

    Police emergency SMS sender ID changed to 70999 from Oct 1

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

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