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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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 moreMan almost pulls off THB2 million ATM heist following YouTube video The man who was arrested on Wednesday for stealing over THB2 million cash from an ATM in Phetchaburi province told police that he learned
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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
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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
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Virtual offices have been blamed for unwittingly allowing fraudulent companies to operate under their business address services. But strict security measures and heightened awareness means the tide may be turning. Virtual office and business address
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More than 40 people in Singapore have lost about US$1.7 million (S$2.4 million) after being lured to take part in an unregulated, sometimes fraudulent and mainly offshore activity known as binary option trading. One victim
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A still frame from a video posted on the Unscrambled.sg Facebook page shows men claiming to be police officers forcefully canvassing for donations at Punggol MRT station. The police have arrested two youths for their
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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
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SINGAPORE – A joint operation conducted in several Malaysian states last week yielded 27 arrested suspects believed to be involved in cross-border Internet love scam syndicates. The operation, which took place from Feb 6 to
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If you read through all the different Thailand forums on the internet you have so many foreigners complaining about their bad experiences being ripped off in Thailand. It’s always about Thai people that tell you
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SINGAPORE – A new scam has surfaced on Facebook, with victims being cheated out of at least $14,600 in seven cases between September and November, the police said in an advisory on Friday (Dec 2).
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NEW DELHI: Speak Asia promoter Ram Sumiran Pal, one of the three masterminds behind a Rs 2,200 crore online marketing fraud, was arrested by the Delhi crime branch on Tuesday. Pal, 37, and his associates
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Police in the western Indian city of Thane have arrested more than 750 people suspected of defrauding US citizens from a fake call centre. Officers say the suspects obtained lists of US tax defaulters and
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SINGAPORE: Hanshan Money Express Remittance, which was commended in a police ceremony in July for helping to foil a S$180,000 scam, has thwarted yet another attempt to fool a victim into sending money to swindlers. In
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SINGAPORE: Police have commended staff from a moneychanger and a remittance company for their “timely interventions” in foiling a scam attempt involving S$25,000. In a news release on Friday (Jul 8), police said Mr Malik
Read moreAt least 120 alleged victims of Thailand Scam for Jobs converged on the Laemchabang Police Station today to file fraud complaints against a man who said he was a soldier and could get them interviews
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