Meta, Singapore Police disrupt 3.7M scam-linked assets across Facebook and Instagram
A scam rarely begins with a dramatic breach. More often, it starts with something ordinary: a Facebook page selling discounted skincare, an Instagram post promising easy investment gains, or a message from a group that claims to have found a way to beat the market. By the time victims realise what has happened, the people […] The post Meta, Singapore Police disrupt 3.7M scam-linked assets across…
Meta and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) have disrupted over 3.7 million scam-linked accounts, pages, and content on Facebook and Instagram in 2026. According to Meta, the two-year partnership with SPF has enabled them to take action against these entities across their platforms. The majority of the affected entities were dormant "shell pages" that were taken down before they could be activated.
In the first half of 2026, Meta removed over 113,000 entities and pages connected to fraud and scams, using information from the police. Most of the content involved investment scams, with SPF referring more than 20,000 accounts, pages, and pieces of content to Meta during that period. The partnership has been critical in disrupting scam networks that move quickly across platforms and borders.
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