by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Singapore saw a record 46,563 scams reported in 2023, up nearly 50% from the previous year. E-commerce scams are the second most common type after job scams, with nearly 10,000 cases reported last year (double the previous year). Facebook Marketplace ranked last in a...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
A finance worker at a multinational company was tricked into transferring $25 million (about 200 million Hong Kong dollars) to fraudsters after participating in what they thought was a legitimate video conference call. The scam involved: The worker initially received...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Patapon 1+2 Replay, a remastered collection of Patapon (2007) and Patapon 2 (2008), is coming to Steam on July 10, 2025 The games were originally PSP exclusives and later ported to PS4 (2017/2020) This PC release comes almost 18 years after the original game’s...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
New Games Coming: Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (April 3) – The latest entry in the looter-shooter series with four new vault hunters All You Need is Help (April 3) – A co-op puzzle game with cute cube-shaped creatures Still Wakes the Deep (April 3)...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a resounding victory against the ever-evolving landscape of financial fraud, a proactive partnership between the Singapore Police Force’s Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) and six major banks has successfully prevented over 8,700 bank customers from losing an estimated...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
The world of Computer Role-Playing Games (CRPGs) is vast and often expensive to navigate, filled with narratives that can consume hundreds of hours and mechanics that demand mastery. Finding a collection of quality titles at an accessible price point can be a boon for...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Major PC Game Releases in April 2025 Big Titles: Steel Hunters (Early Access) – April 2 – Free-to-play mech combat game from World of Tanks developer The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered – April 3 – PC port with graphical improvements Blue Prince...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Five Malaysian men were sentenced on April 3, 2025, for their roles in a phone scam operation: They operated from a scam center in Johor Bahru, Malaysia They targeted at least 70 Singapore-based victims, including elderly individuals aged 68-76 Their victims lost more...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Timothy recruited three people (his father Patrick Lourdasamy, his father’s friend Kamaraj Gopal Krishnan, and his friend Daniel Lars Stevenson) to open bank accounts that received over $1.3 million in scam proceeds. The scheme worked as follows: Timothy met a...
by chung chinyi | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
34 people (27 men, 7 women) were arrested for allegedly providing their bank accounts to scammers for money launderingPolice froze over 240 bank accounts and seized around $955,000 in suspected scam proceeds700+ phone lines linked to scams were terminatedIn 2024,...
