{
  "id": 3481642,
  "title": "Singapore sees 17.9pc drop in scams and cybercrime, but losses remain high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/singapore-sees-17-9pc-drop-in-scams-and-cybercrime-but-losses-remain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:04:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/singapore/2026/08/26/singapore-sees-179pc-drop-in-scams-and-cybercrime-but-losses-remain-high/232758"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Singapore recorded a 17.9% drop in scam and cybercrime cases in the first half of 2026, with the number of cases falling to 18,391 and scam losses decreasing to S$410.6 million, according to a mid-year report released by the Singapore Police Force (SPF). While the decrease in scam cases and losses is encouraging, the high number of cases and losses remains a concern, and tackling scams continues to be a national priority. The Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) recovered over S$97.7 million in scam proceeds and helped victims avert at least S$127.1 million in potential losses. The most common types of scams during this period were e-commerce, phishing, investment, job, and government official impersonation scams, with investment scams ranking first in terms of losses.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Overall scam cases, losses in Singapore fall in first half of 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/overall-scam-cases-losses-in-singapore-fall-in-first-half-of-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:00:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}