Five hundred migrant domestic workers fell victim to scams in 2023, Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said. This is an 18 per cent increase from the 423 migrant domestic workers who were duped in 2022. Mr Shanmugam said this in a written parliamentary answer on...
500 migrant domestic workers were scammed in 2023, an 18 per cent increase from the 423 who were duped in 2022.
Mr Zhulkarnain asked what measures MHA has taken to raise the workers’ awareness of such scams during training, before they start work here. The police also run the Domestic Guardians Programme, which trains migrant domestic workers on how to prevent common crimes such as housebreaking, trespassing, and scams.
According to the annual scams statistics for 2023, the number of scam cases here hit a record high, with a total of 46,563 cases reported. Over $651 million was lost that year, and more than $2.3 billion has been lost to scams since 2019.
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