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Scams

‘Are you single, old man?’: AI scams on the rise

Dozens of accounts going by "Nicolette Smith" are luring netizens with AI-generated photos.
Dozens of accounts going by "Nicolette Smith" are luring netizens with AI-generated photos.

Singapore ranks second globally for stolen payment cards due to its highly digital economy: Study

各家银行的信用卡(Credit Cards)。
各家银行的信用卡(Credit Cards)。

Phishing for trouble: The returning physical bank token is no silver bullet

Physical tokens in the early 2000s made way for digital tokens embedded in mobile banking apps in 2017.
Physical tokens in the early 2000s made way for digital tokens embedded in mobile banking apps in 2017.

Germany arrests 18 in international crackdown on online fraud

A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code in this illustration picture taken on March 1,  2017.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration
A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code in this illustration picture taken on March 1,  2017.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

Govt has offered help to 9 S’poreans who might have been baited by scam syndicates: Shanmugam

Victims were duped into believing that their bank accounts were implicated in an ongoing criminal investigation.
Victims were duped into believing that their bank accounts were implicated in an ongoing criminal investigation.

Taiwan detains 25, seizes over $190 million tied to suspected scam-centre operator Prince Group

A branch of the Prince Bank in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
A branch of the Prince Bank in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Khoon Engineering says it has no links to cybercrime; not involved in a US probe

Khoon Engineering said its operations here are independent of the publicly-listed Khoon Group in Hong Kong.
Khoon Engineering said its operations here are independent of the publicly-listed Khoon Group in Hong Kong.

China issues death sentences to 5 members of Myanmar gang

Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners who say they were trafficked and forced.
Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners who say they were trafficked and forced.

Law passed for scammers, mules to be caned after victims in Singapore lose almost $4b since 2020

The enhanced punishments for scams come as the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was passed in Parliament on Nov 4.
The enhanced punishments for scams come as the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was passed in Parliament on Nov 4.

Forum: Banks’ anti-fraud departments should do a better job and not hold up genuine transfers

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