SINGAPORE, Nov 16 — Singapore police have issued public reminders to alert after scammers duped victims out of more than S$1 million (RM 3.18 million) through a bogus “Johor-Singapore Housing Subsidy” programme in the past two months.
At least 21 cases have been reported since September, new outlet CNA reported the Singapore Police Force (SPF) as saying last Friday.
The scheme was promoted online with posts claiming to offer subsidised housing under the so-called “JBSG Housing Subsidy Program” or “Free Homes Across the Causeway” on platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp.
“These advertisements falsely claim a collaboration between the Singapore and Johor governments to provide subsidised housing and contain embedded links for applications,” the SPF was quoted as saying.
