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Man loses S$4.9 million in Strait of Hormuz funding assistance scam involving impersonation of PM Wong, Cabinet secretary

 14/05/2026 1 Views
Man loses S.9 million in Strait of Hormuz funding assistance scam involving impersonation of PM Wong, Cabinet secretary


After the meeting, the victim was contacted via WhatsApp, and he transferred at least S$4.9 million through a series of transactions to a corporate bank account supplied by the scammers. 

The victim, after feeling that something was amiss, later contacted the Secretary to the Cabinet on Thursday, at which point he realised that he had been scammed.

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