A total of 230 suspects believed to have been involved in scams as scammers or money mules were rounded up in a police dragnet between June 18 and July 1.
The suspects — 159 men and 71 women — are aged between 16 and 77.
They are believed to have been involved in more than 713 scam cases, with victims losing around $9 million.
The cases comprised mainly e-commerce scams, friend impersonation scams, job scams, government official impersonation scams, investment scams and rental scams, said the police in a media release on Tuesday (July 2).
The suspects are being investigated for the offences of cheating, money laundering or providing payment services without a licence.
The two-week police operation was conducted by the police’s Commercial Affairs Department and all seven land divisions.
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