Since January 2024, the police have received at least 78 reports of such technical support scams. -PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: LIANHE ZAOBAO
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Nine people aged between 32 and 57 are under investigation for their suspected involvement in technical support scams, through which victims have lost at least $6.7 million (RM23.5 million) in all.
The police said in a statement on March 29 that eight men and one woman are believed to be involved in a ruse in which scammers impersonated Microsoft or Apple tech support employees.
