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Are two men (and one of them is an old man) enough to hold her back? If she jumps, her falling weight will be too much for four arms. She may even drag them with her over the railings. She does not really want to jump. If she wanted to do so, she would have done so immediately. She needs...

74-year-old man loses $70k after downloading third-party app to buy Peking duck The scammer texted the elderly man on WhatsApp and instructed him to download a third-party app on his phone. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF MR LOH Sherlyn Sim SEP 30, 2023 SINGAPORE – For six hours, a 74-year-old man...

Woman loses over $111,000 after downloading third-party app to buy durian tour ticket Ms Lie had chanced upon an offer for a durian day tour, and was instructed to download a third-party app to browse the tour offers. PHOTO: MS LIE Sherlyn Sim SEP 29, 2023 SINGAPORE – A part-time bakery...

Woman loses over $44k after downloading third-party app to buy fish Ms Jacqueline Khoo, 58, had chanced upon a Facebook advertisement for grouper fillets from a seafood supplier called “Fresh Market TGS” on Aug 25. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS Sherlyn Sim SEP 25, 2023 SINGAPORE – An online...

Online mooncake scam: 27 people lose $325,000 in a month Victims would contact the moon cake sellers and be directed to make payment through WhatsApp, but would be given links that led to malware. PHOTOS: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Fatimah Mujibah SEP 24, 2023 SINGAPORE – A new scam involving...

Woman loses $76,000 after downloading third-party app to buy mooncakes Ms Lee said the money had been set aside for the down payment on her new Build-to-Order flat and renovation works. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS Carmen Sin SEP 21, 2023 SINGAPORE - An order of mooncakes cost one woman...

Man responding to beer ad loses $60k after app he installed gave scammers control over phone The man was browsing through Facebook when he saw an advertisement promoting alcohol at “50 per cent retail price”. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PIXABAY Osmond Chia SEP 8, 2023 SINGAPORE – Mr Adrian Kong, 50...

At least $15.7 million lost to ‘fake friend’ scams this year Scammers call or text their targets, posing as friends or acquaintances, and then ask for financial assistance. PHOTO: ST FILE Christie Chiu SEP 2, 2023 SINGAPORE - Some 4,800 people have been duped by scammers posing as their...

Woman loses over $20k from credit card and bank accounts after downloading third-party app Ms Lim (not her real name) lost almost $20,500 from a credit card account and two DBS savings accounts in hours. PHOTO: ST FILE Anjali Raguraman Correspondent AUG 20, 2023 SINGAPORE - A food delivery...

AMK hawker loses $27,000 after no-show by ‘teacher’ who ordered food, red wine for banquet The hawker was sent what turned out to be a fake PayNow receipt that showed $14,795 “transferred” to him for the dinner. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF DEVID RETANASAMY Christie Chiu AUG 12, 2023 SINGAPORE – The...

Woman who tried to sell designer bag on Carousell lost nearly $10,000 instead The woman clicked on a link in an e-mail she received, after the scammers told her they had made payment on CarouPay. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO JUL 6, 2023 SINGAPORE - A woman who tried to sell her pre-owned Louis...

At least 82 victims lose $2,500 since May to freecycling scams Giveaway offers included a variety of items ranging from bicycles to bulky kitchen appliances like refrigerators. PHOTOS: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Wong Shiying JUL 5, 2023 SINGAPORE – At least 82 victims have fallen prey to...

At least 2 Android users lose nearly $100k of CPF savings in June in malware-related scams Victims came across advertisements on social media and were given a link to download an Android Package Kit that contained malware. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG Amanda Lee Correspondent JUN 17, 2023...

Chinese student in Singapore rescued from kidnappers in Cambodia after falling for scam The student was contacted on June 2 by scammers, who told him that he was wanted by the authorities. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS David Sun Crime Correspondent JUN 13, 2023 SINGAPORE - A student from China...

Woman loses nearly $30k after downloading third-party app via WhatsApp Scams where victims are lured to download apps from dubious sites are not new. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH Chin Hui Shan JUN 10, 2023 SINGAPORE – A 34-year-old woman lost close to $30,000 after scammers took control of...

Telegram chat group members swindled of ‘delivery fees’ for items never delivered The police urged members of the public to be vigilant and to not send money to strangers. PHOTO: AFP Wong Shiying JUN 8, 2023 SINGAPORE – When Mr Uron saw used portable air-conditioners were up for grabs in a...

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Remember how these fair-weather politicians por Joseph Schooling when he won an Olympic gold medal? But they stayed far away from him when he was caught for smoking cannabis. And they conveniently forgot about him when he became a fat and slow swimmer. Shanti Pereira clinches 100m silver medal...