Tag: scams
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Overall scam cases, losses in Singapore fall in first half of 2026
E-commerce scams were the most common type of scam, while investment scams caused the greatest financial damage.
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At least S$6.1 million lost to scammers impersonating ICA, China officials
SINGAPORE: At least 72 people have fallen victim to scams involving callers impersonating Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Chinese officials since January, with losses of at least S$6.1 million in total, the police said on Friday (Aug 14).Victims would receive unsolicited calls from scammers cl
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MHA proposes giving police powers to order banks, telcos to share information, disable scam-linked accounts
Under the Bill, higher fines may also be imposed on designated service providers who do not comply with the Online Criminal Harms Act.
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China charges alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi with intentional injury: Report
Extradited to China from Cambodia six months ago, Chen faces a fresh charge that could lead to him facing the death penalty.
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Syndicate linked to S$51 million in scam losses sold chat accounts to criminals; financier jailed
The syndicate began with one SMS modem and expanded with multiple members, with the group shifting into an empty office space where it stored its 27 SMS modems and 24,000 SIM cards.
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Why India is concerned about WhatsApp usernames – and what it could mean for other countries
India has asked Meta to halt the rollout of WhatsApp usernames over fraud and impersonation concerns. Experts weigh the trade-offs between privacy, safety and regulation.
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New SPF Cyber Command aims to be ‘tip of the spear’ in fight against scams
The Cyber Command will not be “a typical police unit”, says Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Justin Wong.
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Police warn of cryptocurrency scams leveraging World Cup to target victims
The scams may involve fake websites advertising World Cup tickets or official merchandise for purchase, phishing websites claiming to offer ways to stream matches, and fake “official World Cup tokens”, said the police.
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Rising cyberscam losses expose gaps in EU response
Europeans are losing billions to online scams, yet the EU has been slower than the US, the UK and China in targeting the Southeast Asian networks behind many of them.
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Bank association ‘aware of feedback’ after PayNow name masking spells out inappropriate words
The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) told CNA that the letter “X” was used instead of an asterisk, dash or another symbol because not all PayNow-related systems across its 29 participating institutions currently support special characters.
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