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Officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and the seven Police Land Divisions conducted a two-week operation between 12 May 2023 and 26 May 2023. A total of 261 men and 115 women, aged between 16 and 80, are assisting in investigations for their suspected involvement in scams as scammers or money mules. The suspects are believed to be involved in more than 1,400 cases of scams, comprising mainly fake friend call scams, phishing scams, loan scams, job scams, investment scams, internet ...

On 26 May 2023, three persons were convicted and sentenced to fines ranging from $100,000 to $150,000 for insider trading offences under the Securities and Futures Act (“SFA”).

The Police have arrested three teenagers, aged between 16 to 18, for their suspected involvement in a case of theft of motor vehicle.

On 22 May 2023, Bedok Police Division presented the Public Spiritedness Award to three members of the public for assisting the Police in three separate cases. Six recipients were also presented the Community Partnership Awards for their strong partnership with the Police in preventing the commission of scams.

The Police and Shopee Singapore would like to alert the public to a job scam variant, where scammers are impersonating as Shopee employees, or employees of known companies to recruit victims. Since March 2023, at least 46 victims have fallen prey, with losses amounting to at least $753,000.

On 6 May 2023, officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) acted on information received from a member of the public and conducted a joint operation that uncovered fireworks concealed in a container shipment at Pasir Panjang Terminal. The shipment which was declared by an overseas consignor in China purportedly to be carrying general cargo was transiting through Singapore to Yemen. However, SPF and ICA’s checks showed that the shipment consi...

On 19 May 2023, a 26-year-old man, Das Ashish Kumar (“Ashish”), was sentenced to five weeks’ imprisonment for an offence under Section 5(1) of the Payment Services Act 2019 and punishable under Section 5(3)(a) of the same Act read with Section 109 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. He was convicted of the same offence on 17 May 2023.

The Police have arrested a 22-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of voyeurism.

The Police would like to alert members of the public of a phishing scam variant involving the download of a fake ScamShield App. Members of the public are advised not to download any suspicious app on their devices as they may contain phishing malware which allows the scammers to take control of the victim’s devices.

The Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of housebreaking and theft.