1 phone scam reported every other day in Singapore

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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

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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.