SINGAPORE – A total of 143 people are being investigated by the police for their suspected involvement in scams where victims lost more than $3.82 million.
This follows a two-week operation by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and the seven police land divisions between Dec 19 and 30.
In a statement on Dec 31, the police said the 143 people are believed to be involved in more than 400 cases of scams, comprising mainly e-commerce scams, friend impersonation scams, job scams, government official impersonation scams, investment scams and rental scams.
Those under investigation comprise 41 women and 102 men, aged between 16 and 79, and are suspected of being scammers or money mules.
They are being investigated for the alleged offences of cheating, money laundering or providing payment services without a licence, the police said.
