More than 850 people being investigated in Singapore-Malaysia joint anti-scam operation; victims lost at least $8.1m
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More than 850 people between the ages of 15 and 77 are being investigated by the Malaysia and Singapore police following a month-long anti-scam operation. The suspects are believed to be involved in more than 2,700 such cases; mainly government official impeMore than 850 people being investigated in Singapore-Malaysia joint anti-scam operation; victims lost at least $8.1m
More than 850 people between the ages of 15 and 77 are being investigated by the Malaysia and Singapore police following a month-long anti-scam operation. The suspects are believed to be involved in more than 2,700 such cases; mainly government official impersonation scams, investment scams, rental scams, internet love scams, friend impersonation scams and job scams and e-commerce scams. Their victims had reportedly lost over $8.1 million, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a statement on Wednesday (March 19). Led by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), the joint operation in Malaysia was conducted between Feb 10 and March 9. SPF's Anti-Scam Command (ASCom) and Malaysia's National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) detected and froze more than 3,400 bank accounts suspected to be linked to scams, seizing over $2 million in the blitz. During the operation, a 34-year-old man allegedly involved in managing a group of scammers who impersonated police officers in scam cases was arrested in Malaysia on Feb 28. Read more