Separately, termination requests were made for more than 3,700 smart lines and 10,300 WhatsApp lines. These ranges were thought to have been employed in con games. Also, more than 1,500 online monitors and adverts linked to alleged scams were taken down by nbsp.
The authorities conducted two islandwide functions between March and May of this year, focusing on eight mobile phone stores as well as 16 owners and staff members.
They reportedly assisted con artists in using registered prepaid SIM cards as a covert means of communication for illegal activities like fraud and unregulated moneylending.
Additionally, more than 110 mobile subscribers were looked into for their alleged involvement in SIM card fraud.
WORKING WITH PARTIES IN FOREIGN
Nine con syndicates were dismantled in the first quarter of 2023 as a result of cooperation between SPF and foreign law enforcement organizations, according to the police.
These included three employment scam syndicates, four phony friend call con artists, and one each of which engaged in online love and phishing scams.
More than 42 foreigners who were in charge of more than 580 circumstances in Singapore were detained.
They included three Malaysians, ranging in age from 18 to 27, who were extradited to Singapore in March on suspicion of taking part in phony companion telephone schemes aimed at Singaporeans. They have been accused of cheating offenses in judge.
According to preliminary studies, the people started their scam businesses earlier this year and are thought to have been involved in more than 40 information, totaling loss of over S$ 250, 000.
Three Malaysian Singaporeans were likewise extradited by SPF in June on suspicion of being involved in a fraud involving more than 50 cases that were reported in Singapore. The loss totaled more than S$ 2.9 million.