Scams and other criminal activity on Telegram are extremely concerning, with scammers adding unsuspecting victims into chatgroups to cheat them. Minister of State for Home Affairs Sun Xueling said this on Oct 21 at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia 2024, at the Suntec...
Scams and other criminal activity on Telegram are extremely concerning, with scammers adding unsuspecting victims into chatgroups to cheat them.
Ms Sun said: “These include the sale of hacked data, including credit card details and passwords, as well as data-stealing malware on Telegram channels. This is extremely concerning.” The helpline is part of the Scamshield Suite, which consolidated anti-scam measures and was launched in September. Ms Sun said Telegram recently announced it would be updating its privacy policy to share IP addresses and phone numbers of errant users with the authorities when legal orders are issued.
In her speech, Ms Sun thanked Meta for their anti-scam measures, saying the Singapore Government was working with them to put in place user verification processes against Government-issued records.
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