MOE Warns of Scam Targeting Students with Fake Tuition Payment Emails
The Ministry of Education and institutes warn that at least 16 scam cases have caused losses exceeding $38,000 by exploiting urgent tuition fee payment requests via compromised student emails.
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Police warn of scams involving requests for school fee payments; over $30k in losses reported
Victims have lost at least $38,000 so far after falling prey to scams that involve fraudulent requests for tuition or school fees. At least 16 of such cases have been reported since August 2025, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Saturday (Aug 23). Scammers would approach victims by using compromised school email accounts to ask them for urgent and...
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Read Full ArticleTemasek Poly scam e-mails demand tuition payments, police report filed
Several compromised e-mail addresses of Temasek Polytechnic (TP) students have been used by scammers, with the Ministry of Education (MOE) and institutes of higher learning cautioning parents and students not to respond to e-mails for tuition fee payments....
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