Losing $2,100 to a love and gaming scam

Girl, 15, cheated 5 people in a gift card scam

Difficulty for scam victims to come forward

How children can avoid being scammed

The mental impact of scams on victims

Why are young children more susceptible

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 JC (not his real name), 20, who fell victim to a love and gaming scam in March 2021. He is a graphic design student waiting to enlist in national service. Joining them are Ms Lauren Yeo, principal counsellor of Restart Counselling for Wellness and Dr Annabelle Chow, principal clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology.

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:13 How JC lost $2,100 to a love and gaming scam in March 2021

09:04 Ms Yeo on how a girl, 15, cheated five people in a gift card scam

10:39 Dr Chow on why scam victims find it difficult to come forward; detecting when elderly try to hide their shame at being scammed

19:53 How children can avoid being scammed

23:10 Impact of scams on victims’ self-esteem, work performance; advice on how to tell parents if children fall victim to a scam

34:14 Why young children are more susceptible to scams than adults

Listen to earlier Stop Scams podcasts: https://str.sg/wuZB

Ep 1 - Near impossible to recover your money once scammers transfer it out of Singapore

Ep 2 - How scammers are buying bank accounts and digital identities of youth for misuse

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

Read 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/

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

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 JC (not his real name), 20, who fell victim to a love and gaming scam in March 2021. He is a graphic design student waiting to enlist in national service. Joining them are Ms Lauren Yeo, principal counsellor of Restart Counselling for Wellness and Dr Annabelle Chow, principal clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology.
Highlights (click/tap above):
01:13 How JC lost $2,100 to a love and gaming scam in March 2021 09:04 Ms Yeo on how a girl, 15, cheated five people in a gift card scam 10:39 Dr Chow on why scam victims find it difficult to come forward; detecting when elderly try to hide their shame at being scammed 19:53 How children can avoid being scammed 23:10 Impact of scams on victims’ self-esteem, work performance; advice on how to tell parents if children fall victim to a scam 34:14 Why young children are more susceptible to scams than adults
Listen to earlier Stop Scams podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/wuZB">https://str.sg/wuZB</a>
Ep 1 - Near impossible to recover your money once scammers transfer it out of Singapore
Ep 2 - How scammers are buying bank accounts and digital identities of youth for misuse
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
Read 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=1649821545992000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0mfjhd14i0oovFeKj2kRTp">https://str.sg/wWt9</a>
• Anti-Scam Hotline: 1800-722-6688 (9am - 5pm); <a href="https://www.scamalert.sg/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.scamalert.sg/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649821545992000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2VDfHP0haoL4M4cN6SiSIk">https://www.scamalert.sg/</a>
• National Care Hotline: 1800-202-6868 (8am - 12am); <a href="https://ccs.org.sg/nch/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ccs.org.sg/nch/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649821545992000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3hgKbBz7JuAivlTUTlrwBU">https://ccs.org.sg/nch/</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=1649821545992000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0kxrr_TWAnHM1ZKXGttrFj">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=1649821545992000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DltIH8xdXH8xEKYgbgk4h">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=1649821545992000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2LjlH6xZp0xUvJbaf1msya">https://go.gov.sg/citizensonpatrol</a>
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> 
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#stopscams

A special 10-part series to raise public awareness about the latest scam tactics and trends, as well as the authorities' latest solutions to tackle this modern-day scourge.

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 and edited by: Teo Tong Kai

Executive producers: Ernest Luis

A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

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 and edited by: Teo Tong Kai
Executive producers: Ernest Luis
A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

Stop Scams

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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