Monetary Authority of Singapore

Singapore needs layered strategy against fraud

Singapore needs layered strategy against fraud

Scam and cybercrime cases in the city-state rose 18% to 28,751 in the first half.
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Deploying ambassadors and phone banking were some of solutions rolled out.