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1 phone scam reported every other day in Singapore
Rise in number of such cases where victims are cheated of their money
Published on Aug 23, 2011
One common ruse sees the tricksters calling or sending a text message to victims informing them that they have won money in an overseas lottery. -- ST PHOTO: YAP NING
By Tham Yuen-C & Kimberly Spykerman
Telephone con men made off with $2.6 million in the first six months of this year, up from $1.9 million in the same period last year.
Police records show that someone falls prey to a phone scam every other day.
From January to June, there were 110 cases in which victims lost money - 21 per cent up from 91 cases in the same period last year.
A police spokesman said most of the scam calls come from overseas.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
