As per the HSA press release: “Codeine cough syrup made up the majority (54 per cent) of illegal products seized, followed by sexual enhancement medicines (19 per cent), sedatives (18 per cent), and other prescription medicines (9 per cent). Sixty-four persons were investigated for illegal supply of health products. These cases are undergoing investigation.”
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Singapore: Joint island-wide multi-agency anti-vice operation leads to over 600 arrests
Two massage establishments and one public entertainment outlet are also under investigation for breaches under the Massage Establishment Act 2017 and Public Entertainment Act 1958, respectively.
Singapore Police warn public on PayNow phishing website and scam SMS ‘alert’ on certificate expiry
A Singapore Police media release said: “In this scam [PayNow] campaign, victims would receive a text message stating – ‘Pay Now: Your certificate expires in 3 days. Renew it now at
Singapore man charged for stabbing Catholic priest during Mass; state issues advisory on handling similar attack
In the aftermath of the St Joseph’s Church attack, the SGSecure@Workplaces division of the Singapore Ministry of Manpower has issued an advisory, directing the public to Instagram posts on how to administer first-aid, physical and psychological, during an emergency where someone is injured and/or bleeding.
Singapore Police, banks work together to prevent 1,338 scams and avert SGD 53 million losses during Sept-Oct
The participating financial institutions are DBS Bank, HSBC Bank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and UOB Bank. They worked with law enforcement, utilising Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology to identify victims of job, investment, fake friend call, and e-commerce scams.
35 arrested in anti-scam sweep; Singapore Police and MAS issue urgent advisory on bank officer impersonation
The majority of those arrested in Singapore are suspected to have allowed scammers to use their bank accounts or netbanking credentials to be used for fraudulent transactions.
SPF warn Singaporeans about parcel delivery scam, SGD 616,000 lost in 300+ cases
Messages from these messaging applications would appear alongside legitimate SMSes in the victim’s mobile devices. While there are safeguards such as the SMS Sender ID Registry (SSIR) to protect public from spoofed SMSes, such protection does not extend to online messaging applications.
Scam victims in Singapore lose SGD 28,000 in OneMotoring e-mail phishing; police issue alert
In recent days, SMS phishing scammers have impersonated Singtel and Singapore Customs. The OneMotoring site impersonation has been done via phishing e-mails, say the police.
Singapore: ASC, banks join hands to disrupt over 2,000 scams, prevent SGD 90 million loss
ASC and the banks used robotic process automation technology to detect potential victims of scams. These scams were related to jobs, investments, fake friend calls and e-commerce.
Singapore: As NTUC FairPrice scams cause an SGD 9,000 loss, SPF urges citizens to remain alert
In this scam variant, victims encountered advertisements or posts on social media (e.g. Facebook) featuring various heavily discounted goods allegedly offered by NTUC FairPrice.
