"Criminal investigation" scams targeting foreign nationals (2017-2019) - Revision history

Dayana Rizal at 06:58, 10 July 2019

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	==References / Citations==		==References / Citations==
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			[[Category:Scams in Singapore]]

Dayana Rizal: /* First incident (2017) */

2019-07-10T02:27:36Z

First incident (2017)

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	The victim only realised that she had been scammed when she was alerted to an unauthorised transaction of S$45,100 from her account to an unknown bank account.<ref>Ibid.</ref>		The victim only realised that she had been scammed when she was alerted to an unauthorised transaction of S$45,100 from her account to an unknown bank account.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
	[[File:Wang Wei-Ciang and Wang Wei-Ming arrest.jpg\|thumb\|''Wang Wei-Ciang (~~left~~) and Wang Wei-Ming (~~right~~) who had been used as money mules by a scam syndicate. Photo from The Straits Times.'']]		[[File:Wang Wei-Ciang and Wang Wei-Ming arrest.jpg\|thumb\|''Wang Wei-Ciang (right) and Wang Wei-Ming (left) who had been used as money mules by a scam syndicate. Photo from The Straits Times.'']]

	===Further investigation and arrests===		===Further investigation and arrests===

Dayana Rizal: /* First incident (2017) */

2019-07-10T02:26:11Z

First incident (2017)

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	The victim only realised that she had been scammed when she was alerted to an unauthorised transaction of S$45,100 from her account to an unknown bank account.<ref>Ibid.</ref>		The victim only realised that she had been scammed when she was alerted to an unauthorised transaction of S$45,100 from her account to an unknown bank account.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
	[[File:Wang Wei-Ciang and Wang Wei-Ming arrest.jpg\|thumb\|''Wang Wei-Ciang and Wang Wei-Ming who had been used as money mules by a scam syndicate. Photo from The Straits Times.'']]		[[File:Wang Wei-Ciang and Wang Wei-Ming arrest.jpg\|thumb\|''Wang Wei-Ciang (left) and Wang Wei-Ming (right) who had been used as money mules by a scam syndicate. Photo from The Straits Times.'']]

	===Further investigation and arrests===		===Further investigation and arrests===

Dayana Rizal: /* Second incident (2018) */

2019-07-10T02:25:26Z

Second incident (2018)

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	==Second incident (2018)==		==Second incident (2018)==
	[[File:Top 10 scams in Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''The "Chinese officials" criminal investigation scams rank 7th in the SPF's list of Top 10 scams in Singapore as of February 2019. Table from The Straits Times.'']]		[[File:Top 10 scams in Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''The "Chinese officials" criminal investigation scams rank 7th in the SPF's list of Top 10 scams in Singapore as of February 2019. Table from [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/crime-numbers-up-with-surge-in-online-and-phone-scams The Straits Times].'']]

	===Details of scam===		===Details of scam===

Dayana Rizal at 02:24, 10 July 2019

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	[[File:Cards-3252979 960 720.png\|thumb\|''The "criminal investigation" scams in Singapore coerce Chinese nationals to provide their bank details in ~~the name of proving~~ their innocence. Photo from Pixabay.'']]		[[File:Cards-3252979 960 720.png\|thumb\|''The "criminal investigation" scams in Singapore coerce Chinese nationals to provide their bank details in order to prove their innocence. Photo from Pixabay.'']]
	Between 2017 to 2019, there were three disclosed cases of scammers targeting foreign nationals living and studying in Singapore. Posing as law enforcement officers or government officials, the scammers utilised caller-ID spoofing technology to imitate official government hotline numbers.<ref>Ng, Charmaine. “3 police reports made over kidnapping scams involving foreign students in Singapore”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 16, 2018. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/3-police-reports-made-over-kidnapping-scams-involving-foreign-students-in-singapore</ref>		Between 2017 to 2019, there were three disclosed cases of scammers targeting foreign nationals living and studying in Singapore. Posing as law enforcement officers or government officials, the scammers utilised caller-ID spoofing technology to imitate official government hotline numbers.<ref>Ng, Charmaine. “3 police reports made over kidnapping scams involving foreign students in Singapore”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 16, 2018. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/3-police-reports-made-over-kidnapping-scams-involving-foreign-students-in-singapore</ref>

Dayana Rizal at 02:23, 10 July 2019

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	[[File:Cards-3252979 960 720.png\|thumb\|''The "criminal investigation" scams in Singapore ~~target~~ Chinese nationals~~, coercing them~~ to provide their bank details in the name of proving their innocence. Photo from Pixabay.'']]		[[File:Cards-3252979 960 720.png\|thumb\|''The "criminal investigation" scams in Singapore coerce Chinese nationals to provide their bank details in the name of proving their innocence. Photo from Pixabay.'']]
	Between 2017 to 2019, there were three disclosed cases of scammers targeting foreign nationals living and studying in Singapore. Posing as law enforcement officers or government officials, the scammers utilised caller-ID spoofing technology to imitate official government hotline numbers.<ref>Ng, Charmaine. “3 police reports made over kidnapping scams involving foreign students in Singapore”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 16, 2018. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/3-police-reports-made-over-kidnapping-scams-involving-foreign-students-in-singapore</ref>		Between 2017 to 2019, there were three disclosed cases of scammers targeting foreign nationals living and studying in Singapore. Posing as law enforcement officers or government officials, the scammers utilised caller-ID spoofing technology to imitate official government hotline numbers.<ref>Ng, Charmaine. “3 police reports made over kidnapping scams involving foreign students in Singapore”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 16, 2018. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/3-police-reports-made-over-kidnapping-scams-involving-foreign-students-in-singapore</ref>

Dayana Rizal at 02:23, 10 July 2019

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	[[File:Cards-3252979 960 720.png\|thumb\|''Photo from Pixabay.'']]		[[File:Cards-3252979 960 720.png\|thumb\|''The "criminal investigation" scams in Singapore target Chinese nationals, coercing them to provide their bank details in the name of proving their innocence. Photo from Pixabay.'']]
	Between 2017 to 2019, there were three disclosed cases of scammers targeting foreign nationals living and studying in Singapore. Posing as law enforcement officers or government officials, the scammers utilised caller-ID spoofing technology to imitate official government hotline numbers.<ref>Ng, Charmaine. “3 police reports made over kidnapping scams involving foreign students in Singapore”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 16, 2018. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/3-police-reports-made-over-kidnapping-scams-involving-foreign-students-in-singapore</ref>		Between 2017 to 2019, there were three disclosed cases of scammers targeting foreign nationals living and studying in Singapore. Posing as law enforcement officers or government officials, the scammers utilised caller-ID spoofing technology to imitate official government hotline numbers.<ref>Ng, Charmaine. “3 police reports made over kidnapping scams involving foreign students in Singapore”. ''The Straits Times.'' June 16, 2018. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/3-police-reports-made-over-kidnapping-scams-involving-foreign-students-in-singapore</ref>

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	==Second incident (2018)==		==Second incident (2018)==
	[[File:Top 10 scams in Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''The "Chinese officials" criminal investigation scams rank 7th in the SPF's list of Top 10 scams in Singapore. Table from The Straits Times.'']]		[[File:Top 10 scams in Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''The "Chinese officials" criminal investigation scams rank 7th in the SPF's list of Top 10 scams in Singapore as of February 2019. Table from The Straits Times.'']]

	===Details of scam===		===Details of scam===

Dayana Rizal: /* Third incident (2019) */

2019-07-10T02:16:38Z

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	==Third incident (2019)==		==Third incident (2019)==
	~~[[File:Phone scam.jpg\|thumb\|''Photo from Today.'']]~~
	The third disclosed case occurred on 1 May 2019 in which a 15-year old male Chinese National studying in Singapore was the target of the scam. The scammer informed the victim that he was wanted by the Chinese police for money laundering. The scammer’s alias was that of a police officer. The teen was then told that for his police warrant to be cancelled, he would have to transfer a fixed amount of money to a bank account in China.<ref>Goh, Timothy. “Student scammed into staging own kidnapping by fake China policeman, SPF investigating”. ''The Straits Times.'' May 6, 2019. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/teen-scammed-into-staging-own-kidnapping-by-fake-china-official-parents-pay</ref>		The third disclosed case occurred on 1 May 2019 in which a 15-year old male Chinese National studying in Singapore was the target of the scam. The scammer informed the victim that he was wanted by the Chinese police for money laundering. The scammer’s alias was that of a police officer. The teen was then told that for his police warrant to be cancelled, he would have to transfer a fixed amount of money to a bank account in China.<ref>Goh, Timothy. “Student scammed into staging own kidnapping by fake China policeman, SPF investigating”. ''The Straits Times.'' May 6, 2019. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/teen-scammed-into-staging-own-kidnapping-by-fake-china-official-parents-pay</ref>

Dayana Rizal: /* Third incident (2019) */

2019-07-10T02:16:25Z

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	==Second incident (2018)==		==Second incident (2018)==
	~~[[File:Phone scam.jpg\|thumb\|''Photo from Today.'']]~~
	[[File:Top 10 scams in Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''The "Chinese officials" criminal investigation scams rank 7th in the SPF's list of Top 10 scams in Singapore. Table from The Straits Times.'']]		[[File:Top 10 scams in Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''The "Chinese officials" criminal investigation scams rank 7th in the SPF's list of Top 10 scams in Singapore. Table from The Straits Times.'']]

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	==Third incident (2019)==		==Third incident (2019)==
			[[File:Phone scam.jpg\|thumb\|''Photo from Today.'']]
	The third disclosed case occurred on 1 May 2019 in which a 15-year old male Chinese National studying in Singapore was the target of the scam. The scammer informed the victim that he was wanted by the Chinese police for money laundering. The scammer’s alias was that of a police officer. The teen was then told that for his police warrant to be cancelled, he would have to transfer a fixed amount of money to a bank account in China.<ref>Goh, Timothy. “Student scammed into staging own kidnapping by fake China policeman, SPF investigating”. ''The Straits Times.'' May 6, 2019. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/teen-scammed-into-staging-own-kidnapping-by-fake-china-official-parents-pay</ref>		The third disclosed case occurred on 1 May 2019 in which a 15-year old male Chinese National studying in Singapore was the target of the scam. The scammer informed the victim that he was wanted by the Chinese police for money laundering. The scammer’s alias was that of a police officer. The teen was then told that for his police warrant to be cancelled, he would have to transfer a fixed amount of money to a bank account in China.<ref>Goh, Timothy. “Student scammed into staging own kidnapping by fake China policeman, SPF investigating”. ''The Straits Times.'' May 6, 2019. Accessed on 26 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/teen-scammed-into-staging-own-kidnapping-by-fake-china-official-parents-pay</ref>

Dayana Rizal at 02:15, 10 July 2019

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	==Second incident (2018)==		==Second incident (2018)==
	[[File:Phone scam.jpg\|thumb\|''Photo from Today.'']]		[[File:Phone scam.jpg\|thumb\|''Photo from Today.'']]
			[[File:Top 10 scams in Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''The "Chinese officials" criminal investigation scams rank 7th in the SPF's list of Top 10 scams in Singapore. Table from The Straits Times.'']]

	===Details of scam===		===Details of scam===