All posts tagged "Scam"
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139EnforcementKorea: Ex-Presidential Aide Sentenced to Jail for Crypto Fraud
The former presidential aide claimed a scam token had been certified by the BOK, FSS and KFTC, and that investors could multiply their investment by 100 times.
August 31, 2021 -
142AML / KYCSingapore Court Jails Key Members of SkillsFuture Scam
A husband and wife were jailed for 17 and 14 years respectively after pleading guilty to cheating, forgery and money laundering offences.
August 18, 2021 -
254AML / KYCSingapore Man Admits to Laundering Money in SkillsFuture Scam
A former Grab and Uber driver has admitted to playing the role of a "dummy director" of several shell companies involved in the SkillsFuture scam.
July 20, 2021 -
163AML / KYCUOB Customer Data Gets Leaked In Impersonation Scam
Scammers obtained personal information of over 1,000 of UOB's Chinese customers with Singapore accounts by deceiving a bank employee.
May 13, 2021 -
187AML / KYC
SG Police Probe 31 Individuals for China Official Impersonation Scams
Victims were instructed to surrender money for fake investigations after being told their bank accounts were involved in money laundering activities.
April 20, 2021 -
267AML / KYC
Singapore Police Arrest Man Over China Official Impersonation Scam
The man received over S$209,000 from a woman who was told she was under investigation and needed to resolve the case.
March 12, 2021 -
259EnforcementSFC Freezes Brokerage Accounts Linked to Social Media Scam
One of the SFC’s top priorities for the year is to crack down on ramp and dump scams and other types of market manipulation conducted through social media.
February 11, 2021 -
171Australia & NZAFCA Compels NAB to Repay Scammed Customers – Report
The bank had to repay over A$200,000 to an elderly couple after it was unable to produce records showing it had warned them about a cryptocurrency scam.
February 11, 2021 -
404AML / KYCSingapore Police Commend Citi, RHB Bank for Foiling Scam
Upon being alerted to a suspected case of money laundering by Citi, the Police's Anti-Scam Centre froze the funds and recovered $1.9mn.
December 30, 2020 -
1.4KAML / KYCSingapore Police Arrest Suspect in Covid-19 Money Laundering Case
An overseas distribution company was defrauded of more than $646,000 for the purchase of N95 masks and personal protection gowns from a supposed supplier in Singapore.
June 1, 2020
