A lottery message scam (left) and a scam phone call (Photos: Getty Images) SINGAPORE — Singapore saw a record number of scam cases in 2023 with 46,563 reported – a whopping 46.8 per cent spike compared to 31,728 reported in 2022 – even though the total amount of money lost…
SINGAPORE — A mother of three befriended two men online and helped them to open bank accounts that were used by scammers to receive money from victims. Isabella Sarah Lim Gek, 58, was sentenced to jail for six weeks and 10 days on Thursday (March 7). She pleaded guilty to two counts…
Love is in the air and online dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid are humming with activity courtesy the approaching Valentine’s Day. All these online dating apps are definitely a great way to find love and build relationships, but what comes free with them are romance scams! There are…
Four women from different towns in Kwazulu Natal have contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) over the past week reporting a man identifying himself as a Pilot that had scammed them of thousands of Rands. The man introduced himself as Ravi Kumar, a single Airline Pilot residing in Los Angeles…
A dangerous new scam is circulating around mobile messenger WhatsApp. Fraudsters are targeting users with messages containing genuine-looking links integrated into a current conversation loop. The message might say something like ‘Look’ alongside the harmful link. What makes the scam so effective is that as the link appears on an existing conversation…
How Indian Techie in US Got Cheated by Hinge’s Crypto Fraud; What is Pig Butchering Scam? How to Avoid The Indian-American woman, who lost her savings of millions of dollars, was the victim of a ‘pig butchering scam’ involving online romance, fake crypto returns and human trafficking. Shreya Datta, 37,…
It has happened to everyone and perhaps, with the arrival of the Christmas holidays, even several times in the space of a few days. We have already talked about the Christmas fake parcel and phishing scam, but in the cauldron – this time – even legitimate activities end up, or…
Ongoing scams in Singapore Scammers are getting more creative these days. Whether it’s upping their game to appear more “legit” or simply hacking their way through well-oiled systems, these tactics can get to even the most discerning of folks. Here are some of the ongoing scams in Singapore that you…
SHAH ALAM – Account ownership in various applications are at risk of a takeover and having unauthorised access due to the easily compromisable security levels. Federal Police Commercial Crime Investigation Department Property Crime Head Unit Superintendent Nur Asrul Ariff said that the hacking process, whether for WhatsApp or Telegram, could…
The scams, ranging from completing surveys to joining dating websites, could reveal your bank details to fraudsters. Anti-virus provider Kaspersky Lab has warned of a spike in fake surveys, as well as fraudulent websites being set up for romance scams. Cash prize false-promises Kaspersky, a cybersecurity firm based in Moscow, revealed…
