Victims in SG lost over S$3.2mil to fake friend phone scams since January


Victims would receive text messages or phone calls from unknown numbers, which may or may not start with +65. — The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: At least 945 people have lost more than S$3.2mil (RM10.67mil) since January to callers posing as their friends, the police said on Friday.

The fake friend call scam began in 2021 with 686 cases.

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