Scams
What is a scam?
This term refers to a dishonest scheme designed to trick people into giving away money or personal information.
What are online falsehoods?
This term refers to content posted online that is intended to mislead, deceive, or cause harm by spreading false information.
What is an e-commerce or online marketplace?
Scams can be carried out through phone calls, SMS, WhatsApp, social media, or this type of online platform used for buying and selling goods.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
This technology is often used to create realistic but misleading content, making online falsehoods harder to detect.
What is a job scam?
In this common scam type, scammers pretend to offer high-paying jobs from well-known brands to trick victims into sending money or personal details.
What is POFMA (Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act)?
This Singapore law prohibits the communication of false statements of fact that can harm public interest.
What is Penal Code section 420(2)?
This Penal Code section makes scams carried out through phone calls, messages, or the internet punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment and caning.
When is one ordered to comply with a correction notice or take down the post?
If someone unknowingly shares a false statement online, they may not be criminally liable but can still be required to do this.
What is the Organised Crime Act?
This Act allows authorities to target entire scam syndicates, including organisers and runners, instead of only individual scammers.
What is verifying or fact-checking the information?
One reason online falsehoods spread easily is that people often share them without doing this first.