Victims of such a scam variant could be deceived into disclosing personal details, such as bank account details, personal credentials, SingPass password or a One-Time Password, said the police force.
Singapore has also been actively involved in international platforms to call for greater collaboration in the global fight against scams and fraud. In March 2024, the city-state endorsed a joint communiqué with 10 other countries to signal a high-level commitment to tackle scams at the Global Fraud Summit.
Anti-Scam Centre and the banks used robotic process automation to help with the identification of victims of scams, which included job, e-commerce and investment scams.
The septuagenarian, a retiree, met the man on social media platform Facebook. Their first exchange took place in July 2023, after the man commented on one of her pictures.
The suspects are believed to be involved in more than 1,600 cases of scams, comprising mainly investment scams, internet love scams, job scams, friend impersonation scams, and e-commerce scams, where victims reportedly lost over SGD 9 million.
If this was not ‘convincing enough’, the scammer also shares a ‘selfie’ to prove that it is Dhoni himself. The image shared is of the former Chennai Super Kings skipper in the ‘outskirts’ of a town, matching the message shared.
The arrest of 55-year-old Kejriwal may have serious repercussions on the poll fortunes of AAP, since he has been at the centre of its plans and strategy for the Lok Sabha elections.
The Singapore Police Force said that e-commerce scams involving concert tickets had claimed at least 1,241 victims since January 2024. The majority of the cases involved Taylor Swift concert tickets.
SPF’s Anti-Scam Centre collaborated with four partnering banks and deployed technology in a joint operation to identify job, fake friend call and e-commerce scam victims.
This MoU was signed by IMDA Chief Executive Lew Chuen Hong and MCMC Chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim bin Fateh Din.
