What to do if you're a scam victim

Difficulties recovering scam victims' monies

What is the new Community Watch Scheme?

New scam tactics emerging in 2022

$2000 for digital identity credentials

Supt Tay's mother receiving a scam kidnap call

Synopsis: This is a new podcast by The Straits Times to raise greater public awareness of the modern scourge of scams in Singapore and globally.

In Singapore, nearly $1 billion has been lost by scam victims since 2016. Mutating and spreading, different types of scams have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from love to work. The police are cracking down on offenders. What can you do to protect yourself?

In this episode, ST's deputy news editor Andre Yeo and journalist Jessie Lim speak with Superintendent of Police Michelle Tay, the head of the Anti-Scam Centre, launched in 2019. Their job is to disrupt the scammers’ operations and help victims to try to recover their money. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

02:15 Step-by-step guide: What to do if you're a scam victim, and what the police do when liaising with banks and fintech institutions

04:10 Why is it so hard to recover scam victims' monies once the funds are transferred out of Singapore?

05:15 What is the Community Watch Scheme and the new e-commerce Transaction Safety rating? 

07:00 What are the new scam tactics emerging in 2022? More on the pig-butchering scam which combines tactics used in love and investment scams

09:33 How scammers are targeting youths, offering up to $2,000 to buy their digital identity credentials, and why this is an offence for teenagers involved

09:56 When Supt Tay’s mother received a scam call claiming she had been kidnapped

Listen to Ep 1 - Near impossible to recover your money once scammers transfer it out of Singapore: https://str.sg/wuZB

Public can join these police schemes:

Community Watch Scheme: https://go.gov.sg/spf-cws

Crime Prevention Ambassadors: https://www.ncpc.org.sg/cpas.html

Citizens on Patrol: https://go.gov.sg/citizensonpatrol

ST's Stop Scams articles: https://str.sg/wWt9

• Anti-Scam Hotline: 1800-722-6688 (9am - 5pm); https://www.scamalert.sg/

• National Care Hotline: 1800-202-6868 (8am - 12am); https://ccs.org.sg/nch/

Produced by: Andre Yeo (andrey@sph.com.sg), Jessie Lim (ljessie@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

Follow ST's Stop Scams podcast series here:

Stop Scams Channel: https://str.sg/wuZB

Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3e

Spotify: https://str.sg/wuJj

Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wE7S

SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

Websites: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

Andre Yeo's articles: https://str.sg/wWtC

Jessie Lim's articles: https://str.sg/wWtF

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Discover more ST podcast channels:

All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7

The Usual Place: https://str.sg/wEr7u

In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt

COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE

Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7

Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN

Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf

Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m

Hard Tackle: https://str.sg/JWRE

#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad

Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX

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ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts

ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa

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Special edition series:

True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T

The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2

Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn

Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB

Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa

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#stopscams

Synopsis: This is a new podcast by The Straits Times to raise greater public awareness of the modern scourge of scams in Singapore and globally.
In Singapore, nearly $1 billion has been lost by scam victims since 2016. Mutating and spreading, different types of scams have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from love to work. The police are cracking down on offenders. What can you do to protect yourself?
In this episode, ST's deputy news editor Andre Yeo and journalist Jessie Lim speak with Superintendent of Police Michelle Tay, the head of the Anti-Scam Centre, launched in 2019. Their job is to disrupt the scammers’ operations and help victims to try to recover their money. 
Highlights (click/tap above):
02:15 Step-by-step guide: What to do if you're a scam victim, and what the police do when liaising with banks and fintech institutions
04:10 Why is it so hard to recover scam victims' monies once the funds are transferred out of Singapore?
05:15 What is the Community Watch Scheme and the new e-commerce Transaction Safety rating? 
07:00 What are the new scam tactics emerging in 2022? More on the pig-butchering scam which combines tactics used in love and investment scams
09:33 How scammers are targeting youths, offering up to $2,000 to buy their digital identity credentials, and why this is an offence for teenagers involved
09:56 When Supt Tay’s mother received a scam call claiming she had been kidnapped
Listen to Ep 1 - Near impossible to recover your money once scammers transfer it out of Singapore: <a href="https://str.sg/wuZB">https://str.sg/wuZB</a>
Public can join these police schemes:
Community Watch Scheme: <a href="https://go.gov.sg/spf-cws" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://go.gov.sg/spf-cws&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648626795532000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1JHUjtOXE3e_x5iSRxXJVa">https://go.gov.sg/spf-cws</a>
Crime Prevention Ambassadors: <a href="https://www.ncpc.org.sg/cpas.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ncpc.org.sg/cpas.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648626795532000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1f5tr-TPjR-PkkgG_MEdJo">https://www.ncpc.org.sg/cpas.html</a>
Citizens on Patrol: <a href="https://go.gov.sg/citizensonpatrol" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://go.gov.sg/citizensonpatrol&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1648626795532000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vHuXhQbxt2lTF6xVPUV06">https://go.gov.sg/citizensonpatrol</a>
ST's Stop Scams articles: <a href="https://str.sg/wWt9" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://str.sg/wWt9&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1645090520476000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1B5kpfsfPCwCjl0eb5QPvH">https://str.sg/wWt9</a>
• Anti-Scam Hotline: 1800-722-6688 (9am - 5pm); <a href="https://www.scamalert.sg/">https://www.scamalert.sg/</a>
• National Care Hotline: 1800-202-6868 (8am - 12am); <a href="https://ccs.org.sg/nch/">https://ccs.org.sg/nch/</a>
Produced by: Andre Yeo (<a href="mailto:andrey@sph.com.sg">andrey@sph.com.sg</a>), Jessie Lim (<a href="mailto:ljessie@sph.com.sg">ljessie@sph.com.sg</a>), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
Follow ST's Stop Scams podcast series here:
Stop Scams Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wuZB" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/wuZB">https://str.sg/wuZB</a>
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/wu3e" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/wu3e">https://str.sg/wu3e</a>
Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/wuJj" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/wuJj">https://str.sg/wuJj</a>
Google Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/wE7S">https://str.sg/wE7S</a>
SPH Awedio app: <a href="https://www.awedio.sg/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.awedio.sg/">https://www.awedio.sg/</a>
Websites: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts" data-cke-saved-href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a>
Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg" data-cke-saved-href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a> 
Andre Yeo's articles: <a href="https://str.sg/wWtC" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/wWtC">https://str.sg/wWtC</a>
Jessie Lim's articles: <a href="https://str.sg/wWtF" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/wWtF">https://str.sg/wWtF</a>
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Discover more ST podcast channels:
All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: <a href="https://str.sg/wvz7">https://str.sg/wvz7</a> 
The Usual Place: <a href="https://str.sg/wEr7u">https://str.sg/wEr7u</a> 
In Your Opinion: <a href="https://str.sg/w7Qt">https://str.sg/w7Qt</a> 
COE Watch: <a href="https://str.sg/iTtE">https://str.sg/iTtE</a> 
Asian Insider: <a href="https://str.sg/JWa7">https://str.sg/JWa7</a> 
Health Check: <a href="https://str.sg/JWaN">https://str.sg/JWaN</a> 
Green Pulse: <a href="https://str.sg/JWaf">https://str.sg/JWaf</a> 
Your Money &amp; Career: <a href="https://str.sg/wB2m">https://str.sg/wB2m</a> 
Hard Tackle: <a href="https://str.sg/JWRE">https://str.sg/JWRE</a> 
#PopVultures: <a href="https://str.sg/JWad">https://str.sg/JWad</a> 
Music Lab: <a href="https://str.sg/w9TX">https://str.sg/w9TX</a> 
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ST Podcast website: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a> 
ST Podcasts YouTube: <a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa">https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a> 
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/i44T">https://str.sg/i44T</a>
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuZ2">https://str.sg/wuZ2</a> 
Invisible Asia (9 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuZn">https://str.sg/wuZn</a> 
Stop Scams (10 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuZB">https://str.sg/wuZB</a> 
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): <a href="https://str.sg/wuJa">https://str.sg/wuJa</a> 
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Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:
The App Store: <a href="https://str.sg/icyB">https://str.sg/icyB</a> 
Google Play: <a href="https://str.sg/icyX">https://str.sg/icyX</a> 
#stopscams

Synopsis: This is a special 10-part podcast series by The Straits Times to raise greater public awareness in Singapore and globally, to highlight the latest scam tactics, trends and ways authorities are dealing with this modern-day scourge.

Podcasters: Andre Yeo, David Sun, Jessie Lim, Wong Shiying.

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis, The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

Synopsis: This is a special 10-part podcast series by The Straits Times to raise greater public awareness in Singapore and globally, to highlight the latest scam tactics, trends and ways authorities are dealing with this modern-day scourge.
Podcasters: Andre Yeo, David Sun, Jessie Lim, Wong Shiying.
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis, The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

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