Singapore scam victims likely to fall prey to scams again, survey found


A cyclist takes a photo with his mobile phone in front of the Merlion statue in Singapore. Forty-five percent of respondents said they were scammed more than once. — AFP

SINGAPORE: Lightning could strike the same place twice for scam victims, as a survey has found that they are likely to fall prey again.

Some 45% of scam victims said they had been scammed more than once between August 2019 and September last year, a survey by the Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre (HTBSC) revealed on Monday.

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