Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong targeted by deepfake interview promoting crypto-scam, after deepfake of DPM Wong

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the latest high-profile target of scammers misusing the deepfake technology. This follows the deepfake of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the fake Instagram account in the name of Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam. In an Instagram post yesterday signed ‘LHL’ — this signature indicates […]

Singapore: 79-year-old woman nearly loses S$260,000 to scammers posing as officials

A 79-year-old woman almost lost S$260,000 after being duped by two scammers, who posed as officials from the bank and police, but was saved by the SPF’s Anti-Scam Centre. Fortunately for her, a Standard Chartered bank staff, who worked in tandem with the ASC, flagged the transaction, effectively shutting down the scam before it could […]

Singapore Police arrest 13 suspects aged 15-25 years for malware scams related to bank accounts

Complaints of malware have been coming to the Singapore Police Force since the beginning of 2023. According to the information released, the malware infected victims’ phones and then money was siphoned out of their bank accounts.

Singapore man pleads guilty in SGD383,000 rental scam that cheated victims from 12 countries

Deputy Public Prosecutor Wong Shiau Yin said that Zeng made illegal use of photographs that he took during his stint at the Singapore Housing Company, an organisation specialising in rental accommodation.

Delhi Police arrest four in USD 20 million scam in joint operation with FBI, Interpol

The Delhi Police in coordination with FBI Legal Attache and Interpol have arrested four men for allegedly cheating US citizens of more than USD 20 million by running fake call centres, officials said.

Ex-Bihar CM Lalu Yadav gets five years in jail in fodder scam case

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi on Monday sent Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years’ in prison and imposed INR 60 lakh fine on him in fodder scam case.

Singapore joins Interpol-led task force to combat COVID-19 related scams

Singapore News: Singapore is joining an Interpol-led global financial crime task force, comprising the US and UK, which will be looking into a number of areas, including COVID-19-related scams.

CryptoUnit Scam Impossible When Financial Literacy Is Involved

Many believe that having proper education is enough to ensure success in the modern world. No statement could be further from the truth in the realities of an economically controlled world. In reality, it is proper financial literacy that decides the formation of a solid background and basis for financial independence. And it is financial […]

Bombay HC quashes LRs to Singapore, other nations in Adani coal scam case

In the probe into Adani group firms, the Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed all Letters Rogatory (LRs) sent by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to Singapore and other countries.