The scams included Internet love scams, e-commerce scams and bank-related phishing scams, among others. — JOYCE FANG/The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE: The police are investigating 157 people for their suspected involvement in scams or money mule operations.
The suspects – 97 men and 60 women aged between 16 and 71 – are believed to be involved in more than 495 cases of scams where victims lost more than S$2 million.
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