50 minutes, 50,000 calls, US$1.2 million lost: Singapore’s high-speed scam
Asia - South China Morning Post
April 3, 2026
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Show Notes
A Malaysian electrician was recruited by a syndicate and travelled to Singapore to set up devices in a rented house that would blast thousands of automated scam calls, with call origins masked to appear like they were being made locally.
The devices transmitted over 50,000 call sessions over a 50-minute period, linked to around 18,000 phone numbers, 40 of which later featured in 42 police reports.
The call sessions contained automated voice messages perpetuating scams from purported government...