You’ve heard of Alexander Hamilton, the infamous American Founding Father whose face graces the $10 bill. More recently, he was the subject of a hit Broadway musical, thanks to actor/producer Lin Manuel-Miranda. But you may not be familiar with Alexander’s great-grandson, Robert Ray Hamilton, who was involved in a tabloid scandal that shocked the world … Read more
In relation to other ill-gotten gains, sometime in November 2018, Lai gave Phua an ATM card and pin number to an OCBC account which belonged to a third party. Lai then instructed Phua to make multiple withdrawals over a few days and to “withdraw as much money as possible”, said DPP Ong. In total, Phua … Read more
SINGAPORE: Victims of fake buyer phishing scams on Carousell and Facebook have lost at least S$314,000 (US$236,000) this month, the police said in an advisory on Tuesday (Dec 19). At least 132 people have fallen prey to such scams since December, they added. This scam variant involves criminals posing as “buyers”. They then approach victims by messaging them … Read more
The report also said attacks on Singapore-based banks cross borders and are highly interconnected. It added that international fraud rings are heavily linked to attacks on organisations based in Singapore, as cyber criminals capitalise on the city-state’s status as a financial hub and its open economy. “Fraudsters look at the relatively affluent population in Singapore … Read more
In November, following the instructions of the second scammer, the woman sold her unit trust investments that she held with Standard Chartered Bank, amounting to more than S$260,000. The money was to be transferred to a third-party bank account provided by the scammer, purportedly to assist in investigations. “The transaction was detected by a Standard Chartered Bank relationship … Read more
SINGAPORE: The police on Thursday (Dec 7) issued a warning about a new phishing scam that involves Facebook advertisements offering cheap luggage. The Facebook advertisements or posts offer travel suitcases for as low as S$2 from “Singapore Airlines Travel”. These accounts use Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) logo as their profile picture. Since November, 14 victims have … Read more
