Over S$46 million in potential scam losses averted in joint operation by police, banks

More than 3,300 SMS alerts were sent to over 2,700 bank customers identified as potential scam victims.

New anti-scam safeguards for designated online services were introduced by the Singapore Police Force on Aug 18, 2026. (Image: iStock)

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SINGAPORE: More than 400 scam attempts were disrupted and over S$46 million (US$38 million) in potential losses averted during a two-month joint operation between the police and five banks, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Tuesday (Sep 8).

The police's Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) partnered with five banks - DBS, UOB, OCBC, Standard Chartered Singapore and GXS - for the operation, which took place between Jul 1 and Aug 31 and utilised robotic process automation technology.

During that time, over 3,300 SMS alerts were sent to more than 2,700 bank customers identified as potential scam victims, SPF said in a press release.

Robotic process automation (RPA) technology refers to the use of software or algorithms to automate structured processes. The technology had previously been used by the Anti-Scam Centre to automate information sharing and processing, as well as the sending of SMS alerts to potential scam victims.

“The collaboration allows for rapid information exchange between the ASC and its partner banks, enabling quick identification of potential victims and timely intervention to safeguard their finances,” police said on Tuesday.

SPF added that many of the cases in the latest operation involved investment and job scams, where victims were deceived into making multiple incremental transfers as part of fraudulent online job or investment arrangements.

At least S$127.1 million in potential scam losses were prevented by the Anti-Scam Centre and its partners in the first half of 2026 through proactive interventions, the police said in its mid-year report on scam and cybercrime in August.

Overall, 16,821 scam cases were reported in the first six months of the year, down 14.4 per cent from 19,644 cases over the same period in 2025.

Investment scams accounted for the largest financial losses among scam types, with S$169.8 million lost across 2,256 cases in the first half of the year.

Job scam cases fell 17.3 per cent to 2,247 cases over the same period, while losses from such scams amounted to S$34.9 million.

About 80.8 per cent of reported scams in the first half of 2026 involved victims transferring money themselves, rather than scammers taking control of their accounts.

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向超过 2700 名被认定为潜在诈骗受害者的银行客户发送了 3300 多条短信提醒。

新加坡警方于2026年8月18日针对指定网络服务推出了新的反诈骗保障措施。（图片：iStock）

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新加坡：新加坡警察部队（SPF）周二（9月8日）表示，警方与五家银行开展为期两个月的联合行动，挫败了400多起诈骗企图，避免了超过4600万新元（3800万美元）的潜在损失。

警方反诈骗中心 (ASC) 与五家银行——星展银行、大华银行、华侨银行、渣打银行新加坡分行和 GXS 银行——合作开展了此次行动，行动于 7 月 1 日至 8 月 31 日期间进行，并采用了机器人流程自动化技术。

新加坡警察部队在一份新闻稿中表示，在此期间，他们向超过 2700 名被认定为潜在诈骗受害者的银行客户发送了 3300 多条短信提醒。

机器人流程自动化 (RPA) 技术是指利用软件或算法来自动化结构化流程。此前，反诈骗中心曾使用这项技术来实现信息共享和处理的自动化，以及向潜在诈骗受害者发送短信提醒。

警方周二表示：“这种合作使得ASC与其合作银行之间能够快速交换信息，从而能够迅速识别潜在受害者并及时介入以保护他们的财务安全。”

新加坡警察部队补充说，在最近的行动中，许多案件都涉及投资和求职诈骗，受害者被骗进行多次分期转账，作为欺诈性在线工作或投资安排的一部分。

警方在8月份发布的年中诈骗和网络犯罪报告中表示，2026年上半年，反诈骗中心及其合作伙伴通过积极干预，至少阻止了1.271亿新元的潜在诈骗损失。

今年上半年共报告了 16,821 起诈骗案件，比 2025 年同期报告的 19,644 起案件减少了 14.4%。

在所有诈骗类型中，投资诈骗造成的经济损失最大，今年上半年共发生 2256 起案件，损失金额达 1.698 亿新元。

同期，求职诈骗案件数量下降了 17.3%，至 2247 起，而此类诈骗造成的损失高达 3490 万新元。

2026 年上半年报告的诈骗案中，约 80.8% 的案件涉及受害者自行转账，而不是诈骗者控制了他们的账户。

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