GovTech Is World's First Govt Agency In Anti-Scam Network

By joining Global Signal Exchange, it will get info on latest scam tactics and websites

- Christine Tan

To allow the authorities to take faster action against scammers, Singapore's Government Technology Agency (GovTech) has become the first government agency in the world to join a global network for exchanging scam-related intelligence.

By joining the Global Signal Exchange (GSE), GovTech will receive information regarding, among other things, the latest scam tactics and websites from around the globe.

Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How announced this at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia 2025 on Sept 2.

For example, when a web address used by scammers is flagged by the GSE, the authorities can block or take it down swiftly.

Mr Tan said: "Being part of this network allows us to have early information about what's happening in other jurisdictions. And, most importantly, when something happens, we know how to engage them."

The GSE was launched in January by British-based cyber intelligence and consultancy firm Oxford Information Labs, tech giant Google and non-profit organisation Global Anti-Scam Alliance (Gasa).

Its goal is to slash online fraud by half within the next decade by sharing information about cybercrime between law enforcement agencies and organisations like cyber-security firms and data providers.

The GSE has tracked more than 425 million scam signals worldwide since its inception, including e-mail addresses, URLs and phone numbers used by scammers.