Internet crimes and scams

New police Cyber Command to target scammers, cybercriminals, before they reach victims in S’pore

SAC Justin Wong, Commander Cyber Command and CP How Kwang Hwee, Commissioner of Police, unveiling a plaque at Cyber Command Inauguration Ceremony, at the Police Cantonment Complex on July 3.

Citibank Singapore warns of e-mail phishing scams

The bank said it is “actively working” to take down the phishing site.

AI romance scam impersonating Dubai prince ensnares victims

Scammers exploit Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed’s likeness by drawing on his vast online presence, including his more than 17 million Instagram followers.

At least $1 million lost since May in Microsoft, Crypto.com impersonation scams

Since May, the police have received at least 30 reports, with total losses of at least $1 million.

16-year-old among 230 under probe over scams involving $9 million in losses

The 159 men and 71 women are suspected of being scammers or money mules.

India tells WhatsApp to halt username roll-out, justify feature or face action

India is WhatsApp’s biggest market with more than 500 million users..

Beware of cryptocurrency scams involving World Cup tickets and merchandise

The scammer would propose a video call with the victim and share a link to join via a web browser.

Vietnamese police bust transnational online fraud ring, arrest 12 suspects

OSRA, OCHA, POHA: The alphabet soup that governs Singapore’s online space

The laws work in tandem to give victims of online harms the redress they seek, and hold perpetrators responsible.

Jail for man fired within 3 days as scam caller for Cambodian syndicate that targeted Singaporeans

The man was arrested when police conducted an operation against the syndicate in September 2025.

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