Fakebook? Meta blamed as online shopping fraud doubles in Singapore


Online shopping scams are on the rise in Singapore, with the government saying more than half are taking place on Facebook Marketplace. — dpa

SINGAPORE: Online shopping scams are surging in Singapore, with Facebook the venue for more than half of them, the city-state's government has said.

The number of such shady deals doubled in 2023 to almost 10,000, after around 4,700 were reported the year before, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

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