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Scammers face up to 24 strokes of the cane as Singapore cracks down
Gulf News
|December 31, 2025
Nation lost more than $2.8b through scams from 2020 to June 2025
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Scammers in Singapore face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes for serious cases with effect from yesterday as a law authorising the punishment came into effect.
The city-state has doubled down on syndicates following record-high scam losses, with the Ministry of Home Affairs saying that “fighting scams is a top national priority”.
190,000 cases of scamming
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