According to an ABC report, Macro Realty Developments Pte Ltd is controlled by Australian Veronica Macpherson (picture) and received over A$110 million (S$119 million), mostly from Singaporean and Malaysian investors ETALING JAYA – Singaporean police are investigating
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Woman arrested for online scam involving USS tickets, staycation deals
SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly cheating victims who wanted to buy tickets to Universal Studios Singapore (USS) and staycation packages at Hard Rock Hotel Sentosa. These were sold on online marketplace Carousell at
Read more3 men arrested for credit-for-sex scams
SINGAPORE: Three men have been arrested for helping a foreign scam syndicate carry out credit-for-sex scams in Singapore, police said on Monday. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received at least 269 reports of
Read moreChinese Straddling Bus May Be Gigantic Ponzi Scheme
Remember that amazing straddling bus that China took out for a test drive a few weeks ago? The world couldn’t get enough of the concept and design. The savings by building on top of existing
Read more52-year-old Taiwanese man charged with receiving $150,000 in stolen cash
SINGAPORE – A Taiwanese man, suspected of involvement in scams where a police officer was impersonated, was charged in court on Saturday (July 8). Huang Ying-Chun, 52, stands accused of dishonestly receiving stolen property. According
Read more90 suspected scammers, money mules investigated over cases involving over S$1.1 million
SINGAPORE: A total of 90 people are being investigated for their suspected role in 286 cases of scams involving more that S$1.1 million, police said in a news release on Saturday . The 50 men
Read moreMastermind behind largest fake casino chip scam jailed
His ruse caused a loss of $1.3m for Marina Bay Sands casino The mastermind behind Singapore’s largest counterfeit casino chip scam had breezed through Marina Bay Sands (MBS) with $1,000 chips that looked so real,
Read moreMore than 20 victims fell for ‘Microsoft’ tech support scam
SINGAPORE – Since January, the police have received more than 20 reports of unauthorised charges to people’s credit cards as a result of online scams. Victims provided their credit or debit card information to buy
Read moreAirAsia warns of free ticket scam
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost carrier AirAsia on Wednesday (May 31) issued a second warning about a social media post claiming to offer free tickets through an online survey. The scam requires participants to answer several questions to
Read moreNetizen alerts public to credit card phishing scam happening in Singapore
Facebook user Tsang Keng Swee shared about a new type of scam which may have started in Singapore. He said that about 2 weeks ago, he had delivery of wine from an unknown sender and that
Read morePolice warn of fake hotline number scam
SINGAPORE: Police on Friday (May 19) warned against another scam, after members of the public reported receiving missed calls from a fake police hotline number. In a Facebook post, the Singapore Police Force clarified that
Read moreASIC moves on Macro Realty Developments Pilbara developer Australian Real Estate
Pilbara-focused developer Veronica Macpherson has been blocked from leaving the country by the corporate regulator and her Macro Realty Developments business (part of Crawford Property Group) has been ordered to stop providing financial advice. The orders
Read moreSingapore Customs warns public about emails impersonating officers
SINGAPORE: Singapore Customs has warned the public to be wary of e-mails claiming to have been sent by its officers asking for personal information. “Singapore Customs does not ask for confidential personal information through emails nor
Read moreBEWARE OF LATEST ICA SCAM CALL, SCAMMER NOW SPEAKS IN S’POREAN ACCENT!
I’m writing to alert general public: I received a SCAM CALL from the number 63916100 today. It was showing as ICA Singapore number so I trusted initially and carried on the conversation. The person who
Read moreLiquidation order for six firms in $200m Pilbara ‘ponzi’ scheme
Six companies at the heart of an alleged $200 million Pilbara ponzi scheme have been put into provisional liquidation by the Federal Court. Justice Michael Barker this morning appointed KPMG’s Hayden White and Matthew Woods
Read moreProvisional liquidator appointed to Macro Group companies
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced it has applied to the Federal Court of Australia for the appointment of a provisional liquidator to six companies within the Macro Group, all of which have
Read moreMore details emerge of Pilbara property developer’s $190m ‘Ponzi scheme’
A Pilbara property developer accused of running what might be a $190 million Ponzi scheme plans to charge investors about $180 to attend a Perth function updating them on the business. Veronica Macpherson has invited
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