Nearly 60 Singaporeans fell victim to a job scam syndicate that was busted in Malaysia last month, Channel News Asia reports, citing a statement last week from the state of Johor's police chief. He added that four Singaporeans, three men and a woman, were arrested at a house in the Johor neighbourhood of Taman Perling on 26 June. Singapore police previously said three Singaporean men were arrested for their suspected involvement in laundering scam proceeds.

“The syndicate offered non-existent jobs in Singapore. A total of 59 Singaporeans fell victim to the scam," the police chief told reporters. "But the syndicate did not target any Malaysians or use any local bank accounts.” The job scam syndicate was believed to have been active for the past two months, causing SGD 2.9 million (USD 2.2 million) in losses.