Since its launch in September last year, the police anti-fraud hotline “1799” is connected to hundreds of calls every day.

Since the anti-fraud hotline “1799” was launched in September last year, the police force has received hundreds of calls every day. Authorities hope to call on the public to call the hotline for help if they are not sure whether they have been scammed or suspected of having a fraud.

The National Crime Prevention Council held a roadshow at the Toa Payoh Housing and Construction Center Plaza on Saturday (February 22) and Sunday to promote different crime prevention information, including how to prevent fraud.

Sun Xueling, Minister of Government of the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Social and Family Development, revealed the above data when attending a roadshow on Saturday. She said that the losses caused by online fraud are increasing, and several of the fraud models are attracting attention. This includes scams of impersonating government personnel, investment and job search scams.

“We hope that if the public has any questions, they can call the 1799 hotline. They can report possible fraudulent calls or information through this hotline.”

The police launched the “1799” anti-fraud hotline in September last year, which lasted 24 hours a day. The public can call for inquiries when they encounter suspicious situations and cannot be confirmed. The hotline can also transfer the phone to the seven major banks in Singapore, making it easier for users to freeze their bank accounts directly.

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In order to increase the public's anti-fraud awareness and understanding of fraud, the authorities promote relevant information in different ways, such as the National Crime Prevention Council and game development company Sqkii jointly launched a simulated anti-fraud game.

There are three characters to choose from in this game called #XiamTheScams. Players can choose a character and complete the journey within 100 days of the character's life, which is equivalent to a few days to a week in real life. The game contains 90 story lines and hundreds of scenes. According to the different needs of the character, players must make the wisest choices in each scene to make the character's life reach the highest score.

The game was launched on October 24 last year and ended on the evening of January 22 this year. Over three months, more than 519,000 players participated in the game and completed more than 10 million scenes. Sun Xueling and Gerald Singham, chairman of the National Crime Prevention Council, also awarded more than 25,000 yuan in cash prizes to the top 10 players on Saturday.
Sun Xueling said that the authorities hope to let more people understand what means the scammers will use to prevent them from falling into a scam.

“There is a saying that once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of a rope for ten years. We hope that the public can get in touch with the means that fraudsters may use through games, so as to better understand how their emotions may be manipulated and prevent themselves from falling into it. scam.”