While many are reeling from the worst recession ever, crooks and scammers appear to be thriving as never before by taking advantage of people when they are most desperate.
In Singapore alone, ordinary folk lost around $200 million last year when they fell victim to a variety of cons, from e-commerce fraud and social media impersonation to loan- and banking-related phishing scams.
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