{"id":7380,"date":"2023-03-29T21:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T13:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2023-03-30T08:35:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T00:35:36","slug":"fight-fake-friend-call-scams-joint-operation-cripples-syndicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/2023\/03\/fight-fake-friend-call-scams-joint-operation-cripples-syndicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight Fake Friend Call Scams: Joint Operation Cripples Syndicate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u2022 Joint operation cripples fake friend call scam syndicate<br>\u2022 Over 1,300 victims and $4.33 million in losses since January 2023<br>\u2022 How to fight fake friend call scams and protect yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fight Fake Friend Call Scams - Joint Operation Cripples Syndicate (Mar 29 2023)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SIZlrcniJrU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you hear about the big fight against fake friend call scams?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Singapore Police Force and the Royal Malaysia Police worked together to stop a scam syndicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This group was tricking people in Singapore with fake friend calls. Together, they helped catch the bad guys and keep us safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Joint Operation to Stop the Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Singapore Police Force and the Royal Malaysia Police worked together to stop a fake friend call scam syndicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bad guys were in Johor, Malaysia, but they were tricking people in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 20 March 2023, the police arrested three men and stopped the scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr David Chew, Director of CAD, said, &#8220;We will continue to take tough action against individuals who perpetuate scams even if they are based overseas.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Scary Numbers: Victims and Losses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since January 2023, more than 1,300 people have been tricked by fake friend call scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victims lost a total of at least $4.33 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scam syndicate caught by the police was involved in more than 40 reports and caused losses of over $250,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fighting fake friend call scams and keeping our friends and family safe from these tricks is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Fight Fake Friend Call Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We can all help fight fake friend call scams by being careful and smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some tips to protect yourself and your loved ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Be cautious when receiving calls from unknown numbers. If someone says they are your friend, but you don&#8217;t recognise their voice, ask questions to verify their identity.<br>\u2022 If a &#8220;friend&#8221; asks for money, don&#8217;t feel pressured to help immediately. Take time to verify their story and make sure it&#8217;s them.<br>\u2022 Talk to your real friends and family about these scams so they can be prepared too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actionable and Practical Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Be cautious with unknown callers and verify their identity<br>\u2022 Don&#8217;t feel pressured to help immediately; take time to verify the story<br>\u2022 Share information about scams with friends and family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s great that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.gov.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Singapore Police Force<\/a> and the Royal Malaysia Police worked together to fight fake friend call scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They caught the bad guys and protected many people from losing money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we should all do our part to stay safe and help our friends and family stay safe too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you have any other tips on protecting ourselves from these tricks? Share your thoughts in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how a joint operation by Singapore Police Force and Royal Malaysia Police crippled a fake friend call scam syndicate and learn how to protect yourself from such scams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[691,745,232],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7380"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7420,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7380\/revisions\/7420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}