On Oct 26th, the Singapore police said they and their Malaysian counterparts have smashed two transnational job scam syndicates which allegedly cheated more than 390 people in the island nation of S$5 million (RM15.38 million). Ten people in Malaysia and 14 in Singapore were arrested in a joint operation planned by the police in both countries.

Preliminary investigations showed that the five men and five women aged between 21 and 32 who were nabbed in Malaysia targeted Singaporeans and Malaysians, and laundered their criminal proceeds in Malaysia.

The 12 men and two women arrested in Singapore - aged between 17 and 44 - allegedly facilitated the syndicates' crimes by carrying out bank transfers or fund withdrawals, or relinquishing their bank accounts to the syndicates for monetary gains.

The Singapore police said that since May, they had received increased reports of scammers posting job advertisements on social media.

Read further on The Star's article attached.