537 people in SG, including 13-year-old, investigated over scam cases where over S$13.3mil was lost

By Gabrielle Chan

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Friday, 11 Nov 2022
2:08 PM MYT

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A total of 352 men and 185 women, aged between 13 and 76, were brought in for their suspected involvement as scammers or money mules in more than 1,856 scam cases. — Prison photo created by rawpixel.com - www.freepik.com

SINGAPORE: A 13-year-old is among 537 suspects brought in to assist in police investigations over their alleged involvement in scams where victims reportedly lost over S$13.3mil (RM44.62mil).

This follows a two-week islandwide operation conducted by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and police land divisions.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
MPIRE	0.115	0.120	0.110	0.115	0.000	0.00	105,057
PCHEM-C1L	0.070	0.070	0.070	0.070	0.005	7.69	100,000
VELESTO	0.190	0.195	0.190	0.195	0.010	5.41	98,534
MYEG	0.950	0.950	0.925	0.935	-0.020	-2.09	85,630
SG	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.000	0.00	72,472
HIBISCS	1.700	1.780	1.700	1.770	0.110	6.63	67,660
GENTINGC3T	0.020	0.020	0.020	0.020	-0.005	-20.00	46,438
TOYOVEN	0.415	0.440	0.415	0.435	0.020	4.82	36,883
ARMADA	0.500	0.510	0.500	0.505	0.015	3.06	35,269
NEXG	0.345	0.350	0.335	0.350	0.000	0.00	29,062
DIALOG-C1V	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.000	0.00	28,100
PERDANA	0.190	0.200	0.190	0.200	0.010	5.26	26,317
JAKS	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.00	25,766
CAPITALA	0.850	0.850	0.830	0.840	-0.020	-2.33	24,048
SENDAI-WA	0.055	0.060	0.055	0.055	-0.005	-8.33	23,707

537 people in SG, including 13-year-old, investigated over scam cases where over S$13.3mil was lost