Spritzer Sends Bottled Water to Terengganu Flood Victims
KUALA LUMPUR & TAIPING, Mar 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer (“Spritzer” or the “Company”) is aiding flood victims in Terengganu by ensuring that they have access […]
39 arrested for alleged involvement in job, phishing scams where losses amounted to $20m
SINGAPORE – Thirty-five men and four women, aged between 16 and 65, have been arrested for suspected involvement in job scams and phishing scams involving Singapore Bicentennial commemorative notes, the police […]
About $35,000 lost to new type of scam where scammers pose as buyers on online marketplaces
SINGAPORE – About $35,000 has been lost since last month to a new type of scam, in which scammers pose as buyers on online marketplaces. At least 44 victims have fallen […]
Scammers posing as tech support try to cheat 2 people of their life savings, police issue alert
SINGAPORE – Scammers impersonating tech support staff from local telecommunication companies or government agencies are on the prowl and the police have issued an alert to the public on Thursday […]
Helping rape victims in Singapore who come forward
SINGAPORE – In the sleepless hours after she had been raped by a man she once thought she would marry, Bella (not her real name), felt lost. The 23-year-old was […]
Spritzer Malaysia Sends Mineral Water to Families Affected by Flood in Kedah and Perak
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer Malaysia (“Spritzer” or the “Company”), which produces Malaysia’s best-selling natural mineral water, is again bringing aid by sending […]
$168m lost to top 10 scam types in first half of 2021; overall crime up by 11.2%
SINGAPORE – Scam victims lost $168 million to conmen in the top 10 scam categories in the first six months of this year, a sharp spike from $63.5 million in […]
Woman arrested for allegedly cheating four victims of money on Facebook
SINGAPORE – A woman is under investigation for her suspected involvement in cheating four victims of money on Facebook. The police said on Thursday (July 15) that the 26-year-old was […]
New variant of phishing scams emerges, bank victims lost $1m from Jan to May
SINGAPORE – A new variant of phishing scams using spoofed SMS messages to target bank customers has been making its rounds, say the police. It contributed to 374 reported cases involving […]
Police investigate 311 people in S’pore over alleged scams; victims lost more than $8.2 million
SINGAPORE – The police are investigating 219 males and 92 females, age between 16 and 84, for suspected involvement in 866 reported cases of scams where victims lost more than $8.2 million. […]
Nearly 300 people being investigated for alleged involvement in scams
SINGAPORE – Police are investigating nearly 300 people for suspected involvement in a variety of scams. Victims lost close to $7 million in the 534 cases being probed. The suspects […]
More than $608,000 raised for Tuas fire victims received, shared equally among them
SINGAPORE – A total of $608,032 raised for the eight victims of the Tuas fire in an online drive has been shared among them as at Saturday night (May 1). […]
Building rapport with victims key to solving sex crimes, says police officer
SINGAPORE – As a police officer investigating a serious sex crime, he once spent half an hour on the floor talking to a girl about Korean pop stars before she […]
About 40% of sexual assault cases from 2017 to 2019 involved victims below 16
SINGAPORE – About 40 per cent of sexual assault cases reported to the police from 2017 to 2019 involved victims below the age of 16. In those three years, there […]