SINGAPORE, Nov 6 The police are investigating 296 people for their suspected involvement in more than 1,000 cases of scams where victims lost more than S$6.4 million (RM19.7 million). A total of 194 men and 102 women, aged between 16 and 80, are allegedly involved as scammers or money mules..
Thursday, 22 Apr 2021 09:23 AM MYT
A screengrab of a fake Interpol identity card and WhatsApp message used by scammers. Picture by Singapore Police Force via TODAY
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SINGAPORE, April 22 More than S$3.9 million (RM12 million) has been lost this year by victims of a new scam where swindlers pose as officials from the Singapore High Court or Interpol asking for payments to settle concocted offences, the police said yesterday.
The scammers told the victims that they were being investigated for money laundering activities and referred the victims to an Interpol officer called “Eric Wong Teng Hui”, the police said.