Singapore Saw Over 50 Percent Increase in Scams in 2021

Singapore Saw Over 50 Percent Increase in Scams in 2021
Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 11, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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The total number of scams reported in Singapore soared by more than 50 percent last year, with the losses from the top 10 types of scams amounting to more than $370 million, almost tripling the losses in 2020.

Scams now account for more than half of overall crimes, according to the Annual Crime Brief released on Feb. 16.