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Screenshots of conversations with sexual services scammers. (Photo: SPF)
08 May 2021 12:40PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Five men, aged 19 to 50, are being investigated for their suspected involvement in five cases of sexual services scams, the police said on Saturday (May 8).
Between March and April, the police received several reports from victims who responded to online platforms offering sexual services, but did not receive those services after payments were made.
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An islandwide operation was conducted on Monday and Tuesday by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department, supported by police land divisions.
Woman arrested for allegedly using credit card that she stole while at workplace for job interview Toggle share menu
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Woman arrested for allegedly using credit card that she stole while at workplace for job interview
The woman had used the credit card to buy S$5,000 worth of goods, including two wallets and two necklaces. (Photo: SPF)
06 May 2021 06:30PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Police on Thursday (May 6) arrested a 30-year-old woman who allegedly used a credit card that she stole while she was at a workplace for a job interview.
The police received a report on Tuesday from a victim who discovered several unauthorised transactions had been made with her missing credit card.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The former chief financial officer of a crude oil products supplier who worked with three others to dupe eight banks into disbursing about US$320 million (S$424 million) in loans was sentenced on Monday (May 3) to nine years' jail.
Man gets jail for helping unknown person he met on Gumtree to transfer stolen funds Toggle share menu
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SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old man was sentenced to four weeks’ jail on Monday (May 3) for abetting an unknown person to carry on a business of providing payment services without a licence.
Malaysian Marzuki Zakaria was promised a monthly salary of S$2,000 plus daily commission after he responded to Gumtree advertisement for a part-time job. He pocketed a total of S$137 for providing the payment services, the police said in a news release.
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