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2008

20 June 2008
Foreigners Arrested For Theft Using Cloned Cards   
Police arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of using cloned credit cards and ATM cards to make fraudulent withdrawals at local ATMs.



2007

12 December 2007
Appeal For Information - Fraudulent Use Of Stolen Credit Card
The Police are currently investigating a case of Cheating using a stolen credit card. The offences were committed on 4 April 2007.

13 November 2007
Sunshine Empire Pte Ltd
The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) has commenced investigation into the affairs of Sunshine Empire Pte Ltd.

3 November 2007
One Singaporean Falls Prey to Lottery Scam Every Day
The number of people falling prey to lottery scam fraudsters remains a concern to Police. In the past month, on average, 1 Singaporean falls victim to it daily. So far this year, more than 210 victims have been cheated of over S$2 million.

26 October 2007
New Measure To Combat Terrorism Financing And Money Laundering
From 1 November 2007 onwards, persons who move into or out of Singapore physical currency or bearer negotiable instruments (CBNI) the total value of which exceeds SGD 30,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) will be required to give a report by filling up a form and submitting it to the authorities.

21 September 2007
Lottery Scam Update - More Than S$1.5 Million Cheated
Police would like to advise the public to continue to be wary of "Lottery/Lucky Draw Scams". The scams involve a variety of schemes, all designed to dupe victims into parting with their money.

2 August 2007
Lottery Scam Alert - A Crime Prevention Advisory
Police would like to advise the public to be wary of "Lottery Scams". The scams involve a variety of schemes, all designed to dupe victims into parting with their money.

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2006

26 September 2006
Three Senior Executives Charged By Police and CPIB
Police will be charging 69-year-old Seah Say Yoong, CEO of Seah Holdings Pte Ltd and 37-year-old Chua Li Hoon Matilda, Director of Global Net Relations Pte Ltd for creating a false and misleading appearance with respect to the price of Wizoffice shares through trades executed in Seah Holdings Pte Ltd and Global Net Relations Pte Ltd, under Section 97(1) of the Securities Industry Act (Cap 289).

21 September 2006
Foreign Syndicate Busted For Using Cloned ATM Cards To Make Unauthorised Cash Withdrawals in Singapore
Police have arrested three men in an operation conducted on 20 Sep 2006 against a foreign syndicate for using cloned ATM cards to make unauthorised cash withdrawals at an ATM in Peace Centre through the close cooperation between the Police and the Singapore Card Security Group.

14 June 2006
Four Foreigners Arrested After Cheating Local Businessman
Four male Africans aged between 28 to 31-years-old were arrested yesterday after they had allegedly cheated a local businessman.

16 May 2006
Six Foreigners Arrested For Theft From ATM and Access with Intent To Commit An Offence under the Computer Misuse Act
Police have arrested six Sri Lankans, aged between 24 years and 30 years, on the afternoon of 15 May 2006 for a series of theft from ATMs and Access with Intent To Commit A Crime under the Computer Misuse Act.

13 March 2006
17-Year-Old Girl Arrested For Using Counterfeit Notes
Police arrested a 17-year-old Singaporean woman early this morning (13 Mar 2006) at an apartment in Siglap for possessing and using counterfeit Singapore currency notes of $50 denomination.

16 January 2006
Indonesian Trio Arrested for Carrying Out Fraudulent Retail Purchases Using Counterfeit Credit Cards
Three Indonesians were arrested yesterday evening at Funan The IT Shopping Mall for carrying out fraudulent retail purchases using counterfeit credit cards.



2005

25 August 2005
Man Arrested For Using Counterfeit Credit Cards
Police arrested a 21-year-old Chinese man yesterday evening at Sim Lim Square for carrying out fraudulent retail purchases using counterfeit credit cards.

28 May 2005
Investigation into Ginsystem Inc
The Commercial Affairs Department is investigating Ginsystem Inc, its related companies and its officers for cheating offences.



2004

22 December 2004
Police Nabs Vehicle Hire Purchase Loan Scam Syndicate
Sometime in September 2004, CAD received information of a syndicate suspected to be involved in submitting fraudulent vehicle hire-purchase (HP) loan applications to a local bank.

3 February 2004
Be Wary Of Credit Card Fraudsters
Police would like to alert members of the public to be wary of a scam where fraudsters, posing as staff of financial institutions, would steal credit card details of unsuspecting bank customers.

20 January 2004
Two Men Arrested For Carrying Out Fradulent Retail Purchases Using Counterfeit Credit Cards
Two Indonesian men were arrested yesterday at the Harbourfront Centre for carrying out fraudulent retail purchases using counterfeit credit cards.



2003

2 October 2003
Crack Down On Motor Insurance Fraudsters
Earlier this year, Police received reports from a motor insurer alleging that some motor workshops in Singapore had submitted fraudulent insurance claims. Acting on the reports, the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) worked closely with the motor insurer and uncovered several suspected cases of inflated claims that were made against the motor insurer.

11 July 2003
Credit Card Cheats Nabbed in Double Quick Time
Yesterday at about 8.10pm, Police arrested two Malaysian men suspected to be involved in several cases of credit card fraud where counterfeit credit cards were used to make fraudulent purchases at several shopping centres in Singapore.

24 June 2003
Arrest of Four Foreigners for Credit Card Fraud
Police yesterday arrested four Indonesians suspected to be involved in several cases of credit card fraud.

20 June 2003
Arrest of Male Chinese for Credit Card Fraud
Police yesterday arrested a male Chinese suspected to be involved in several cases of credit card fraud.


Last updated on 3 July 2008
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