Singaporean police arrested 309 suspects for scam offenses from June 21 to July 4, the national police reported on July 6.
Hanoi (VNA) - Singaporean police arrested 309 suspects for scam offenses from June 21 to July 4, the national police reported on July 6.
The suspects were involved in over 1,300 cases, including love, e-commerce, friend impersonation, investment, and job scams.
The police said victims lost over 10 million SGD (7.4 million USD).
The suspects were under investigation for cheating, money laundering, or providing payment services without a license./.
Criminal activities, notably online frauds, accounts for 57% of all cybercrimes, mainly commercial-related cases, Executive Director of the ASEAN Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL) Secretariat David Martinez Vinluan has said.
It is an urgent need to strengthen security for online transactions amidst burgeoning cashless payments, an official from the central bank has said, referring to biometric authentication to be mandatory from July 1.
