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Scammer would list their contact numbers on property rental listings shared on social media platforms such as Facebook.
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At least $2.7m lost to property rental scams this year

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

    At least 443 of such cases have been reported since Aug 28, said the police on Nov 11.
    Singapore

    $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.
    Singapore

    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.
    Singapore

    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

    Victims would come across offers for cheap gold in online advertisements or live streams.
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    $236k lost to scams offering cheap gold over last 2 months

    Two men and two women aged between 18 and 22 were arrested after an islandwide operation between Oct 14 and 17.
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    Four nabbed, $440k seized in operation against money mule activities

    Web game #XiamTheScams was developed by gamification marketing company Sqkii and launched by the National Crime Prevention Council on Oct 24.
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    Anti-scam game offers more than $200,000 worth of prizes

    Customers cheating hawkers with fake screenshots has been an issue since at least 2020.
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    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.
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    Meta tests facial recognition tech to detect celeb scams