SINGAPORE: Only one in four people here are able to distinguish between deepfake and legitimate videos, even though a ...

If you, or anyone you know, have fallen victim to an online scam, you’re unlikely to have wondered whether the con artists themselves were having a difficult time. Yet, as Ivan Franceschini, Ling Li ...

Did you hear about the woman who thought she was going out with Brad Pitt? That was them. In Nigeria, online romance scams ...

Previously powerless to act, authorities can now suspend accounts and credit facilities for up to 30 days to prevent losses ...

In 2024, scam victims in Singapore lost 1.1 billion USD, a record high in a single year. The police also saw the highest ...

SINGAPORE — Police in Singapore can now seize a person’s bank account if there is proof they are being scammed, according to ...

Singapore has enacted a powerful new anti-scam law that grants police sweeping authority to freeze bank accounts and block ...

Singapore police can now seize a person's bank account if there is proof they are being scammed, according to legislation ...

Firm owned by BGF chief overseeing transnational crime hub debarred for failing to deposit foreign export earnings.

According to Section 420 of the Penal Code 1871, cheating carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence and a fine if found ...