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Singapore investors targeted by Facebook-driven stock scams

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Investors in Singapore are falling victim to sophisticated pump-and-dump stock scams, often initiated through social media platforms like Facebook. Participants are lured into private groups on WhatsApp, where they receive purported investment advice and are directed to buy specific stocks. Fraudsters artificially inflate these stock prices through coordinated buying, only to sell their own holdings at a profit, leaving other investors with significant losses when the stock value plummets. AI

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Singapore investors targeted by Facebook-driven stock scams

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kolette Lim ·

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