SINGAPORE: Malaysian and Singaporean police have busted a cross-border Internet love scam syndicate. Victims lost a total of about US$245,000 (RM1,028,410) in at least seven cases reported in Singapore and 25 cases in Malaysia, the police said in a statement on Monday. Scammers would cultivate relationships with victims online, before asking the victims to give them money to pay fines and fees. At the same time, CAD officers arrested three Singaporean men in the republic for helping to transfer the syndicate's earnings. CAD director David Chew said the operation was "yet another testament to the strong bonds between CAD and CCID".

Source: The Star September 11, 2017 13:07 UTC