Committee of Supply 2023 debate, Day 2: Christopher de Souza on fighting online scams
How is the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) aiming to reduce the prevalence of money mule accounts and lower the incidence of people selling their personal details and bank accounts? With scammers spoofing e-commerce platforms, fake friend call scams and impersonation scams, how is MHA using technology and partnering with various stakeholders to further flag out suspicious transactions? And how is the Government working to continually update the public on new forms of scams and keep up with its public education and awareness efforts? These questions were raised by MP Christopher de Souza in Parliament on Monday (Feb 27). He said Singapore’s digital infrastructure needs to develop to put up more barriers and warnings against phishing and other forms of data theft. He also said that given the nature of online scams, a collective multi-pronged approach to fight scams is needed.
How is the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) aiming to reduce the prevalence of money mule accounts and lower the incidence of people selling their personal details and bank accounts? With scammers spoofing e-commerce platforms, fake friend call scams and impersonation scams, how is MHA using technology and partnering with various stakeholders to further flag out suspicious transactions? And how is the Government working to continually update the public on new forms of scams and keep up with its public education and awareness efforts? These questions were raised by MP Christopher de Souza in Parliament on Monday (Feb 27). He said Singapore’s digital infrastructure needs to develop to put up more barriers and warnings against phishing and other forms of data theft. He also said that given the nature of online scams, a collective multi-pronged approach to fight scams is needed.
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