Spritzer Sends Bottled Water to Terengganu Flood Victims
KUALA LUMPUR & TAIPING, Mar 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer (“Spritzer” or the “Company”) is aiding flood victims in Terengganu by ensuring that they have access to clean water for drinking purposes following flooding across the state after continuous rain. Due to the continuous heavy rain in Peninsular Malaysia, it has... » read more
39 arrested for involvement in scams where losses amounted to $20 million
SINGAPORE – 35 men and four women, aged between 16 and 65, have been arrested for suspected involvement in job scams and phishing scams involving Singapore Bicentennial commemorative notes, the police said on Sunday (Nov 28). This was after an islandwide police operation from Nov 22 to 26 that saw a total of 113 individuals... » read more
Helping rape victims in Singapore who come forward
SINGAPORE – In the sleepless hours after she had been raped by a man she once thought she would marry, Bella (not her real name), felt lost. The 23-year-old was alone at home as her parents were away. She could hardly face the thought of making a police report. Speaking to The Straits Times about... » read more
Spritzer Malaysia Sends Mineral Water to Families Affected by Flood in Kedah and Perak
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer Malaysia (“Spritzer” or the “Company”), which produces Malaysia’s best-selling natural mineral water, is again bringing aid by sending bottle water to victims of the flash floods in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia who are in need of safe and clean drinking water... » read more
New variant of phishing scams emerges, bank victims lost $1m from Jan to May
SINGAPORE – A new variant of phishing scams using spoofed SMS messages to target bank customers has been making its rounds, say the police. It contributed to 374 reported cases involving losses totalling about $1.07 million between January and May this year. In a statement on Saturday (July 10), the police said victims of this latest... » read more
Nearly 300 people being investigated for alleged involvement in scams
SINGAPORE – Police are investigating nearly 300 people for suspected involvement in a variety of scams. Victims lost close to $7 million in the 534 cases being probed. The suspects – 193 men and 101 women aged between 16 and 74 – are believed to be involved in cheating, money laundering or providing payment services... » read more
More than $608,000 raised for Tuas fire victims received, shared equally among them
SINGAPORE – A total of $608,032 raised for the eight victims of the Tuas fire in an online drive has been shared among them as at Saturday night (May 1). The fundraising initiative by non-profit organisation ItsRainingRainCoats (IRR) had surpassed its target of $300,000 on March 3. In an update on the campaign’s website Give.Asia,... » read more
Building rapport with victims key to solving sex crimes
SINGAPORE – As a police officer investigating a serious sex crime, he once spent half an hour on the floor talking to a girl about Korean pop stars before she felt comfortable enough to share her story with him. Deputy Superintendent Ker Boon Tat, 34, told The Sunday Times that having a connection with the... » read more
Scam victims can easily become prey again: Poll
Lightning can strike the same place twice for scam victims – a survey has found that they can easily fall prey to scams again after being a victim once. Forty-five per cent of scam victims said they had been scammed more than once between August 2019 and last September, a survey by the Home Team... » read more