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Singapore To Order Meta Clamp Down On Govt Impersonator Scams

Singapore has seen a rise in scammers impersonating government officials and is ordering Facebook to help crack down (Credit: AFP)

Singapore will order Meta to crack down on scammers pretending to be government officials, a type of fraud that has boomed in the city-state and cost victims tens of millions of dollars, authorities said Wednesday.

Meta's Facebook is the top platform fraudsters use to carry out the scams, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Goh Pei Ming, who warned of fines of up to Sg$1 million ($776,000) if the tech giant fails to act.

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