Tag: SCAM
Police help man retrieve S$200 he lost in cheap phone scam
Singapore—One netizen found himself scammed when he tried to get a discount on a phone he was buying online. Luckily, the police helped him...
Director Jon M. Chu disgusted by Crazy Rich Asians sequel casting scam
The director of Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M Chu has responded to the Twitter casting scam that includes the follow-up franchise China Rich Girlfriend...
Netizen exposes boss who pretended to be co-worker to avoid paying salaries
Singapore—One woman ended up unearthing a host of scams related to the same person who duped her initially. She took to social media to...
Singaporean allegedly scammed into buying S$179 fire extinguisher by salesman
SINGAPORE — On Sunday (Feb 16), a concerned citizen took to Facebook group All Singapore Stuff to report a suspicious incident involving an alleged "fire...
1,700 people fall prey to loan scams with losses amounting to S$6.8 million in...
Singapore—There were 1,700 reported cases of loan scams from January to November 2019. Victims lost about S$6.8 million from the scams.
According to the Straits...
Former NTU valedictorian allegedly scams 73 friends of $800k to pay for breast enhancements
Singapore—Alexandra Low, a former valedictorian from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is currently being investigated by the police for reportedly cheating over 70 of her...
Senior Parliamentary Secretary Amrin Amin exposes attempt to scam him on Facebook
Singapore—On Tuesday night, December 17, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Amrin Amin took to social media to show that no one is exempt from becoming the...
10 to be charged for involvement in S$11.4 million housing loan scam
Singapore—On Tuesday, December 3, 10 individuals will face charges in court due to their alleged participation in a housing loan scam that involved $11.4...
Dozens scammed by luxury watch hoax supposedly endorsed by Dr Mahathir
Petaling Jaya—Scams using the names of world leaders to seemingly endorse a product or service are not unusual in this day and age, and...
SGH issues scam warning regarding invoice for ‘$600,00’ surgery that had hospital logo
Singapore—On Saturday, October 26, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) published a post on its Facebook page to warn the public of a scam.
https://www.facebook.com/SingaporeGeneralHospital/photos/a.10152212492781681/10156371800971681/?type=3&theater
The hospital noted...
