Scam victims in Singapore lost a total of $660.7 million (RM2.239 billion) in 2022, up from US$632 million (RM2.111 billion) in 2021, figures released earlier in 2023 by the police showed.
Scam syndicates frequently resort to recruiting individuals as "money mules" to facilitate the movement of funds within Singapore and beyond, often utilizing bank and Singpass accounts for this purpose.
In the first three months of 2022, around 93 victims lost at least S$56.2 million (RM181 million) to business e-mail compromise (BEC) scams, said the police on Friday (July 29).
A TikTok video has made waves online for revealing how easy it is to obtain someone’s personal details such as mobile phone number and email address from just a social photo of his airline boarding pass.
SINGAPORE - When a 15-year-old girl saw a Roblox gift card being sold on Carousell for $100 last October, she thought it was a good deal. It would cost her $112 from the gaming platform's official website. Melody (not her real name), who was playing the game Murder Mystery on the platform, wanted to use the in-game credits to buy...
Three counsellors told The Straits Times that they have seen an increase in the number of clients below the age of 16 seeking help after encountering scams.
SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / March 1, 2022 / Recently Privacy Ninja has announced that they will be collaborating with HR consultancy firm JustHR to offer funded consultancy services to all qualified organizations