An Indian national and an Indian-American have pleaded guilty to charges of their involvement in a massive phone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US, perpetrated by India-based call centres.
The Patna police in India busted a racket involved in duping non-resident Indians (NRIs) settled in the United States.
People of Singapore should beware of the rising cases of scams involving spoofed business email addresses as victims are being deceived into transferring money to foreign bank accounts for business payments.
People selling products online in Singapore should remain alert from the online scammers who send emails in the names of Paypal or other reputable banks, said Singapore police today.
Singapore Police have warned people to be cautious of phone calls that are purportedly from its hotline number – ‘1800-255-000’ and advised them to ignore such calls.
Singapore citizens should be on alert against a phone scam by callers impersonating Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers asking them to transfer money.
Police have nabbed 81 people for their alleged involvement in 244 cases of scams involving SGD1.4 million in Singapore.
Sixteen people have been arrested for suspected involvement in bank loan scam. They took out loans from bank and were uncontactable when chased for repayment.
Malaysia and Singapore police have busted a huge fake online relationships scam by thwarting four syndicates behind an ‘Africa scam’. In the scam, 100 victims mostly women have suffered losses of around SGD 6.4 million.
An Indian-origin former portfolio manager Navnoor Kang has been charged at one of the largest pension funds in the US.
