SINGAPORE - Police from both sides of the Causeway have crippled a scam syndicate in Johor which had allegedly been targeting Singaporeans with fake friend calls. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Police from both sides of the Causeway have crippled a scam syndicate in Johor which had allegedly been targeting Singaporeans with fake friend calls.
In the fake friend call scam, fraudsters would contact victims and pretend to be their friends before asking for financial help. The syndicate, which started operating early in 2023, is believed to be involved in over 40 police reports in Singapore, with victims losing more than $250,000 in total. The three men, who are expected to be charged with conspiracy to cheat on Thursday, face a jail term of up to three years and a fine.
Commercial Affairs Department director David Chew said on Wednesday that such scams are a serious concern. There were no reported cases in 2020, but the number of cases jumped to 686 in 2021, and to 2,106 cases in 2022.
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