Singapore is the only country that the UK’s home affairs select committee visited as part of its ongoing inquiry into fraud.
SINGAPORE – Singapore hosted a delegation from the United Kingdom on May 9 and shared some of the Republic’s strategies in dealing with scams, including prevention, detection, and prosecution.
Ms Sun, who is also Minister of State for Social and Family Development, explained how Singapore’s government works with private sector stakeholders to effectively combat existing and emerging forms of fraud and scams, said MHA. In 2023, the ASCom froze more than 19,600 bank accounts based on reports referred to the Anti-Scam Centre and recovered more than $100 million, said MHA.
UK’s chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dame Diana Johnson, said a key area of focus for their inquiry includes understanding what other countries are achieving in terms of detection, prevention and prosecution of fraud. She said: “There are important lessons to be learnt from Singapore’s response to fraud, and we expect our visit will help inform and shape our recommendations as part of the inquiry.”
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