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Chinese police arrest 43 in syndicate targeting Singapore men in ... » Jan 22, 2016 ...SINGAPORE - Forty-three members of a fraud syndicate that tricked Singaporean men into paying for non-existent sexual services were arrested in China last month. The syndicate was uncovered in a joint investigation by the Singapore Police Force and the criminal investigation department of China's... Straitstimes.com

At least 53 credit-for-sex scams reported in 1st half of March ... » Mar 22, 2017 ...SINGAPORE - The first 16 days of March saw at least 53 credit-for-sex scam cases reported to the police, with victims losing at least $304000 through such scams from the start of ...Read more at straitstimes.com. ...Court rejects appeal by Sheng Siong kidnapper who was jailed for life with 3 strokes of cane... Straitstimes.com

COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2015 » in commercial crime. Increased Internet accessibility of Singaporean households has resulted in an increase in cheating and money laundering cases. ...The. CAD mounted a joint investigation with the authorities from the People's Republic of China into credit-for-sex scams. Officers from the CAD participated in operations. Police.gov.sg

Three men arrested for credit-for-sex scams: Victims lost over $762000 » Jul 11, 2017 ...Three men involved in credit-for-sex scams have been arrested by the Police. The Police said in press release that they have received at least 269 reports about credit-for-sex scams in the first five months of 2017. Victims lost over $762,000 in scams. In these scams, fraudsters pose as attractive women to... Stomp.straitstimes.com

Spike in online scams but overall crime rate still low, Courts & Crime ... » Feb 13, 2016 ...A surge in online commercial offences - particularly scams offering sex for credit - has pushed up Singapore's crime rate.. Read more at straitstimes.com. Straitstimes.com

Singapore | Yahoo News Singapore » The Straits Times (ST) went off the beaten track when it recently published details of how its reporter Janice Tai got entangled in an Official Secrets Act (OSA) case ...from a jail sentence in Singapore for fraud, the former director of multi-level marketing (MLM) company Sunshine Empire was charged in a Kuala Lumpur court... Sg.news.yahoo.com

An Overview of Cybercrime Legislation and Cases in Singapore » ASLI Working Paper No. 001. Asian Law Institute. 1. AN OVERVIEW OF CYBERCRIME LEGISLATION AND CASES IN. SINGAPORE. GREGOR URBAS ...Grabosky, eds., Cyber Crime: The Challenge in Asia (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2005), at Chapter 12: ...imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years. Law.nus.edu.sg

Police teaming up with shops to crackdown on credit-for-sex scams ... » Jun 15, 2016 ...The police are working with neighbourhood convenience stores to fight credit-for- sex scams which have robbed men in Singapore of at least $422000 this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. Straitstimes.com

9 women from TCM clinics in Singapore arrested for offering ... » May 4, 2017 ...Photo credit: Straits Times/ Lim Sin Thai ...Local news also reported similar incidents of TCM clinics offering sexual services last December, with at least five such establishments located in Chinatown, Tajong Pagar, ...http://www. straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/nine-women-arrested-in-vice-raids Today.mims.com

TODAYonline | Three men with alleged links to credit-for-sex ring ... » Jul 11, 2017 ...SINGAPORE — Three men were hauled to court on Tuesday (July 11) for allegedly serving as money mules in a credit-for-sex syndicate. The court ...At least 269 police reports have been made on credit-for-sex scams from January to May this year, with victims collectively losing more than S$762,000. Todayonline.com