Singapore-based petrochemical firm recovers US$12.8 million lost in business email scam新加坡一家石化公司追回了在商业电子邮件诈骗中损失的1280万美元
The Singapore Police Force worked with its Cambodian counterpart and OCBC to recover the money from a fraudulent bank account in Cambodia.
The Singapore Police Force worked with its Cambodian counterpart and OCBC to recover the money from a fraudulent bank account in Cambodia.
A fraudulent email used to scam US$12.8 million from a Singapore-based petrochemical company. (Image: Singapore Police Force)
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SINGAPORE: A Singapore-based petrochemical company has recovered the full US$12.8 million (S$16.4 million) it lost after scammers tricked it into transferring the money to a fraudulent bank account in Cambodia.
The funds were recovered through efforts involving the Singapore Police Force's (SPF) Cyber Command, OCBC and the Cambodian National Police, SPF said on Thursday (Oct 29).
Preliminary investigations revealed that the company received an email from its business counterpart on Oct 1 containing revised payment instructions directing payment to a new bank account.
The company identified a discrepancy in the payment documents but the scammers subsequently provided an authorisation letter bearing the business counterpart’s company signature and stamp to make the revised instructions appear legitimate.
The company transferred US$12.8 million to the new bank account on Oct 13. The authorisation letter was later determined to be fraudulent, police said.
The scam was discovered on Monday, when the business counterpart said that it had yet to receive the payment. The company then made a police report.
After receiving the report, cyber command officers engaged with the Cambodian police and coordinated recovery efforts with OCBC. The full amount was eventually traced and recovered.
The police advised businesses to remain vigilant against business email scams and to adopt measures such as verifying changes in payment instructions, educating employees and utilising email protection software.
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新加坡警方与柬埔寨警方和华侨银行合作，从柬埔寨的一个欺诈性银行账户中追回了这笔钱。
一封诈骗邮件被用于从一家新加坡石化公司骗取1280万美元。（图片：新加坡警方）
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新加坡：一家总部位于新加坡的石化公司在被骗子诱骗将钱款转移到柬埔寨的一个欺诈性银行账户后，已追回全部损失的 1280 万美元（1640 万新元）。
新加坡警察部队（SPF）周四（10月29日）表示，这笔资金是通过新加坡警察部队网络指挥部、华侨银行和柬埔寨国家警察的共同努力追回的。
初步调查显示，该公司于 10 月 1 日收到其业务伙伴的电子邮件，其中包含修改后的付款指示，要求将款项支付到一个新的银行账户。
该公司发现付款单据存在出入，但诈骗分子随后提供了一封授权书，上面有业务对手公司的签名和印章，使修改后的指示看起来合法。
该公司于10月13日向新银行账户转账1280万美元。警方称，授权书后来被证实是伪造的。
这起骗局于周一被揭穿，当时交易对手表示尚未收到款项。随后，该公司向警方报案。
收到报告后，网络犯罪指挥人员与柬埔寨警方接洽，并与华侨银行协调追回款项。最终，全部款项被追回。
警方建议企业对商业电子邮件诈骗保持警惕，并采取诸如核实付款指示变更、对员工进行培训以及使用电子邮件保护软件等措施。
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