Singaporeans lose S$82mil through top 10 scams in first half of 2020, double amount from a year ago


SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Despite warnings about the traps that scammers set to persuade victims to part with their money, more people here continued to be cheated, with a spike in online ruses being reported.

From January to June this year, the Singapore Police Force handled 4,226 more scam cases in its top 10 scam categories.

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