Monthly Platform Intelligence Note
Intelligence Summary
As of June 2026, Scam.SG holds 2.2M official records and 1.1M official channels, and recorded 393,115 page views in June, with business claim demand concentrated in activities of head offices; management consultancy activities and construction of buildings sectors.
Official records and public web data Scam.SG holds on Singapore businesses.
Business registrations from ACRA, past and present, plus MAS, IMDA, CEA, SFA and insurance registers.
The websites and social media pages linked to a business's Scam.SG profile, so you can tell its real channels from look-alikes. Owners can confirm them by claiming their profile.
Social media posts and news articles about Singapore businesses, collected from public sources.
Why looking legitimate is not the same as being safe.
Real Singapore names copied by entities on the MAS Investor Alert List.
Percentage of publicly flagged companies that had a recorded website or social media presence. An online presence doesn't guarantee a business is trustworthy.
Percentage of publicly flagged companies with at least one former registered name on record. Always check a business's identity before you pay or share your details.
ACRA-registered entities indexed on Scam.SG, with active warnings and MAS watchlist flags.
ACRA-registered entities with a searchable Scam.SG profile.
Businesses with at least one public warning on their profile, such as a regulator alert or a concerning registry status.
Businesses whose public warnings include a high or critical rating, the most serious levels we use.
Businesses matched to the Investor Alert List, which the Monetary Authority of Singapore publishes to warn about unauthorised entities.
Singapore Operational Context
In June 2026, the SPF issued an advisory on malware-enabled scams targeting senior citizens via TikTok and Facebook advertisements — at least eight cases were reported since 1 April 2026, with total losses of at least S$69,000. Victims were directed to install APK files that uninstalled ScamShield and enabled unauthorised account access, with scammers subsequently impersonating MinLaw and SPF officials. Separately, the SPF investigated 216 scammers and money mules in an islandwide enforcement operation on 18 June 2026. These developments follow Operation FRONTIER+ III — a two-month cross-border operation from March to May 2026 involving ten jurisdictions and more than 3,200 officers — and the establishment of SPF's new Cyber Command announced at the Anti-Scam Conference 2026. Scam.SG's business verification layer directly addresses the impersonation vector that underlies these scam typologies, enabling consumers and counterparties to independently verify ACRA-registered entities before transacting.
Page views, business claims and scam reports on Scam.SG.
Pages viewed on Scam.SG this month, as people look up businesses, read scam guides and use the platform.
Business owners claiming their Scam.SG profile to confirm who runs the business and keep its details accurate and up to date.
Reports submitted by the public on Scam.SG about suspected scams and scammers.
Intelligence Trend Observation
Active warning records are accumulating faster than claim activity, suggesting the platform's risk intelligence coverage is outpacing the rate at which legitimate businesses are coming forward to verify themselves.
Top SSIC sectors by business profile claims this period.
Management consultancies and holding entities are frequent impersonation targets due to their advisory roles and access to client financial information. Verification demand in this sector often reflects clients or counterparties checking firm credentials before engaging on sensitive mandates.
Construction firms face verification demand from project owners, sub-contractors, and financing parties conducting pre-contract due diligence. The sector's reliance on formal tendering and multi-party contracting makes business identity verification a standard step before engagement.
Retail businesses operating across online and physical channels face growing exposure to fake storefront impersonation. Merchants seeking to distinguish their verified presence from fraudulent imitators, particularly on e-commerce platforms, are a primary source of claim activity in this sector. E-commerce scams ranked among the top 5 scam types by case volume in Singapore in 2025 (SPF Annual Brief 2025).
Data Sources & Methodology
Scam.SG draws on ACRA-registered business entities, MAS investor alerts and enforcement actions, IMDA InvoiceNow, CEA salesperson, SFA food licence and insurance agent registers, publicly available web and social records, community-sourced scam reports, and enforcement signals from public agencies. For a full list of data sources, visit scam.sg/data-sources.
Disclaimer: The data in this publication is presented for informational and transparency purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice, regulatory assessment, or a recommendation regarding any business entity named or described herein. Scam.SG is operated by OnScam (SG) Pte. Ltd. and is not affiliated with any Singapore government agency.