Police recover over USD 40 million from international email scam



🚨Police make their largest ever recovery of funds defrauded in a business email compromise scam and this is how it went:
🔵 15 July – Singapore firm receives scam email from fake supplier.
🔵 19 July – Firm transfers USD 42.3 million to the fake supplier via a bank account in Timor Leste.
🔵 23 July – Firm discovers the fraud after genuine supplier reports not being paid and files police report in Singapore. Singapore Police Force reaches out to INTERPOL.
🔵 24 July – Singapore receives confirmation via INTERPOL that more than USD 39 million was intercepted thanks to cooperation with Timor Leste authorities.
🔵 24-26 July – Timor Leste authorities take seven suspects into custody and further recover more than USD 2 million.

Read the full story 🔗 https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2024/Police-recover-over-USD-40-million-from-international-email-scam

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