Singapore, Cambodia police and OCBC help Singapore company recover US$12.8 million from scammers

The company first received an e-mail from a business partner’s address on Oct 1 with new instructions directing payment to a new bank account.

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Published Oct 29, 2026, 04:25 PM

Updated Oct 29, 2026, 04:25 PM

Singapore police, Cambodian police and OCBC recovered US$12.8 million from a scam after a petrochemical company was tricked into sending money to a fake Cambodian account.

The company acted after an e-mail and a fake authorisation letter, but the fraud was found on Oct 26 when the business partner said payment had not arrived.

Police warned firms to check sudden payment changes by trusted contact, train staff on scams, and use strong passwords and multi-factor authentication.

SINGAPORE – A total of US$12.8 million (S$16.4 million) was recovered by the Singapore police, working with its Cambodian counterparts and OCBC Bank, after a company was duped into transferring the money to an overseas account.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a statement on Oct 29 that the Singapore-based petrochemical company had sent the money to a bank account in Cambodia on Oct 13 after receiving an authorisation letter with the company signature and stamp of its business partner.

The company first received an e-mail from the business partner’s address on Oct 1 with instructions directing payment to a new bank account, the police added.

Despite finding a discrepancy in the payment documents at first, the Singapore company sent the money later after receiving the authorisation letter, which was later determined to be fake.

The scam was discovered on Oct 26 after the business partner informed the company that it had failed to receive the payment, and the police was then alerted.

The full sum that was transferred was successfully traced and recovered, after the Singapore police engaged its Cambodian counterparts and coordinated recovery efforts with OCBC.

The police advised businesses to remain careful about falling for business e-mail compromise scams by verifying any new or sudden changes in payment instructions by directly contacting suppliers and business partners through trusted numbers, rather than relying solely on e-mail.

Employees should be educated on tactics used by scammers, and maintain strong passwords and multi-factor authentication systems, the police said.

For more information on scams, visit www.scamshield.gov.sg or call the ScamShield Helpline at 1799.

Businesses that have fallen victim to such scams, or have information related to such crimes, can contact the police at 1800-255-0000, or www.police.gov.sg/i-witness .

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该公司于 10 月 1 日首次收到来自商业伙伴的电子邮件，其中包含新的指示，要求将款项支付到一个新的银行账户。

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发布于 2026 年 10 月 29 日下午 4:25

更新于2026年10月29日下午4:25

新加坡警方、柬埔寨警方和华侨银行从一起诈骗案中追回了 1280 万美元，此前一家石化公司被骗向一个虚假的柬埔寨账户汇款。

该公司在收到一封电子邮件和一封伪造的授权书后采取了行动，但直到 10 月 26 日，当商业伙伴表示尚未收到款项时，这起欺诈事件才被发现。

警方警告各公司，要通过可信联系人核实突然的付款变更，对员工进行防诈骗培训，并使用强密码和多因素身份验证。

新加坡——新加坡警方与柬埔寨警方和华侨银行合作，追回了1280万美元（1640万新元），此前一家公司被骗将钱款转移到海外账户。

新加坡警察部队 (SPF) 于 10 月 29 日发表声明称，这家总部位于新加坡的石化公司在收到其商业伙伴签署并盖章的授权书后，于 10 月 13 日将资金汇入柬埔寨的一个银行账户。

警方补充说，该公司于 10 月 1 日首次收到来自商业伙伴邮箱的电子邮件，指示将款项支付到一个新的银行账户。

尽管最初发现付款文件存在出入，但这家新加坡公司在收到授权书后还是汇出了款项，而该授权书后来被证实是伪造的。

10 月 26 日，商业伙伴通知公司未收到付款后，这起骗局才被发现，随后警方接到报案。

在新加坡警方与柬埔寨警方接洽并与华侨银行协调追回工作后，成功追踪并追回了全部被转移的款项。

警方建议企业谨慎对待商业电子邮件诈骗，对于任何新的或突然的付款指示变更，应通过可信的电话号码直接联系供应商和业务合作伙伴进行核实，而不要仅仅依赖电子邮件。

警方表示，应教育员工了解诈骗分子使用的伎俩，并维护强密码和多因素身份验证系统。

如需了解更多有关诈骗的信息，请访问 www.scamshield.gov.sg 或致电 ScamShield 热线 1799。

遭遇此类诈骗的企业，或掌握与此类犯罪有关信息的企业，可以拨打 1800-255-0000 或访问 www.police.gov.sg/i-witness 联系警方。

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