The Changi travellers were being asked by the nine people to hand over the gold and mobile phones to contacts in their home countries in exchange for a cash reward. This was “illegal touting”, as per Singapore law.
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Singapore scam victims lose SGD 1.7 million to impostors calling about policy premium dues and money laundering
A March 14 media release said: “The Singapore Police Force and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) would like to alert members of the public to scams involving impersonation of MAS officials, representatives from NTUC Union, Income Insurance and Unionpay staff. Since January 2025, at least 6 cases have been reported to the Police, with total losses amounting to at least SGD 1.7million.”
Indian in Singapore gets 7 months’ jail for molesting neighbour as she slept, after climbing into her flat
Erakkodan Abinraj committed his crime on 22 September 2024, just before dawn (around 4.50am). After breaking into his neighbour’s flat through the kitchen balcony, Abinraj used his mobile phone flashlight and walked around the woman’s flat.
Then he entered the main bedroom, where the woman and her husband were asleep.
4,000+ cases of illegal vaping reported in Singapore in 2023 and 2024, says MoS Health
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore had received 4,000 to 5,000 reports of illegal vaping in the country in 2023 and 2024. These reports were sent to HSA by the Singapore Police Force. In at least one case, the parents of the child caught vaping had brought the child to the police station.
Singapore sees road death surge, with 1-in-3 traffic fatalities in 2024 caused by speeding; stiffer fines coming in 2026
According to the latest statistics released by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), the number of road accidents in which someone was killed in Singapore went up from 131 in 2023 to 139 in 2024 (up by 6.1 per cent), and the number of people killed in these road accidents went up from 136 in 2023 to 142 in 2024 (up by 4.4 per cent).
Singapore HSA seizes 970K units of illegal health products; removes 7K illegal product listings
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.”
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.
