SINGAPORE: The total number of reported crimes in Singapore increased by 7 per cent in the first half of 2019 to 16,745 cases, compared to 15,649 ...
SINGAPORE: The total number of reported crimes in Singapore increased by 7 per cent in the first half of 2019 to 16,745 cases, compared to 15,649 cases for the same period in 2018, the police said on Friday .
had the highest number of reported cases among all types of scams in the first half of the year, with an increase of 42 per cent to 1,435 cases, and a total of S$1.2 million cheated from victims.The largest sum cheated in a single case in the first half of 2019 was S$43,000.The police attributed this drop to anti-scam initiatives that Carousell has pushed out on its platform. However, there was a rise in e-commerce scams on other digital platforms.
The total amount of money cheated from these online love scams surged 46 per cent, with an increase of S$5.4 million to S$17.1 million, up from S$11.7 million in the same period in 2018. The largest sum cheated in a single case in the first half of 2019 was S$2,417,681.within the Commercial Affairs Department, focused on disrupting scammers’ operations and helping to mitigate victims’ losses.
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