SINGAPORE: The first 16 days of March saw at least 53 credit-for-sex scam cases reported to the police, with victims losing at least S$304,000 (RM960,000) through such scams from the start of the year, the police said in a news release.
The victims are usually men, who fall for the scammers through social media platforms such as WeChat, Locanto and OkCupid.
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