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The victims lost more than $2.9 million.PHOTO: ST FILE
PublishedDec 31, 2020, 3:04 pm SGT
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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A two-week police operation conducted from Dec 19 has resulted in the arrest of 230 people for their role in different scams in which victims lost more than S$2.9 million.
The 388 ruses involved social media impersonation, Internet love scams, cheats using fake gambling and loan platforms as well as e-commerce fraudulent deals.
Some of the suspects were also picked up for being money mules.
Police said on Thursday (Dec 31) that the Commercial Affairs Department-led operation, which also involved seven land divisions, led to the arrest of 151 men and 79 women. The youngest suspect is 16 and the oldest, 66 years old.