SINGAPORE – Even before scammers can send messages with links to fake websites, two out of three such websites are already being taken down.
By identifying hundreds of these websites daily, the police aim to stop scams before they can even reach potential victims here.
But scammers and cybercriminals have continued to evolve, ramping up their schemes using new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
To stay ahead, the police set up the new Cyber Command on July 3, bringing together all their anti-scam and cybercrime capabilities under one roof.
A key initiative by the unit is the National Scams List, which includes the identities, bank accounts, phone lines and online accounts linked to scammers that the police share with banks.
This has helped pre-empt scams, preventing victims from being cheated.
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Justin Wong, commander of Cyber Command, said that for every tainted bank account the police shared with the banks during a limited trial, the police were able to identify at least one more that might be related to scams.
He said: “As a result, the banks were able to take down the bank account before it could be used to scam more victims.”
Wong added that the new unit is not a typical one, but will take the fight to the syndicates by working with overseas partners and other stakeholders such as banks to identify cybercriminals.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Goh Pei Ming first announced the setting up of the command at the Anti-Scam Conference 2026 in May.
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