According to the firm, digital frauds have been growing in recent years. In a 2023 report by the Singapore Police Force, the number of scam cases has increased by 64.5% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in the previous year. The same report also revealed tha...
–Scare tactics These callers may intimidate you by alleging your involvement in crimes, such as pending court cases, misuse of your mobile number in criminal activities, your Wi-Fi being compromised, claiming you committed a criminal offence and need to assist in investigations. Other tactics may...
Both new enhancements will be rolled out to Android devices in Singapore in the next few months, announced Google today. It had worked with Singapore police as well as the Infocomm Media Development Authority for the updates. Earlier in February, the technology giant partnered the country’s Cyb...
Scenario 1: Unsolicited approaches Scammers get in touch with victims through social media, messaging platforms or dating applications and build a connection with them over time to gain their trust before presenting the fake investment opportunity. In some cases, the scammers may offer to trade on...
What's more, some cases incorporate an attempt to trick the victims a second time by calling them to request for a refund in order to receive their money back. These calls are made by assistant workers who masquerade as tech support specialists for the platform. ...
1 Scams continue to be the main driver of crime in Singapore. According to the Singapore Police Force, in 2023, victims lost S$651.8 million (US$484 million) in a record 46,563 cases – the highest annual figure since the police began tracking scams in 2016. The most common scam...
and Amazon credentials (more than 18%). In 2022, the most targeted services are the same, namely PayPal (more than 16%) and Amazon (more than 13%). However, over the course of the year, cases of stealing passwords for gaming services (Steam, EpicGames, Roblox) in the logs have incre...
However, recently, the total number of online crime cases reported for the top four types (e-commerce scams, loan scams, credit-for-sex scams, and internet love scams) increased by almost 60%. Toaugmentits scam-fighting efforts, the Singapore Police Force set up the Anti-Scam Centre (ASC...
I have personally decided to move to Singapore where I can actually breathe clean air and drink clean water and earn five times more salary than in China. Even though the cost of living is double, I still come out ahead. So if you or a good friend that you care about wants to work ...
these cases can cause significant loss in the audience’s trust which affects the sustainability of business relationships with their advertisers. Complete visibility of the scheme is the key to eradicate this type of fraud. Media and celebrity names are mentioned on separate stages of the scheme ...