Monthly Platform Intelligence Note
Last Reviewed: March 2026
Intelligence Summary
Scam.SG indexed 587,475 data nodes and served 20,933 searches in March 2026, with business claim demand concentrated in Repair Of Computers, Personal And Household Goods And Vehicles and Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities sectors.
Primary Intelligence Metric
Integrated Sources
6Verified data connections
Avg Nodes / Source
97,913Nodes per data provider
All ACRA-registered entities indexed on Scam.SG, including verification status, active warnings, and MAS watchlist flags.
Singapore Operational Context
The SPF's 2025 Annual Scam and Cybercrime Brief identified government official impersonation as the fastest-growing scam category in Singapore — up 123.6% year-on-year to 3,363 cases, with losses of S$242.9 million. Investment scams remained the highest-loss category at S$336.2 million. In 81.8% of all scam cases recorded in 2025, victims transferred money themselves — manipulated through social engineering rather than direct account compromise. Scam.SG's MAS Investor Alert List cross-referencing directly addresses the investment scam vector by surfacing watchlist-flagged entities in business profile searches.
Search, verification, and scam-reporting volumes recorded on the platform during this period.
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 number of business profile claim attempts this period.
Repair service providers operate in high-touch consumer contexts where trust is established at point of service. Verification activity in this sector typically reflects consumers checking service providers before committing items of value, consistent with growing awareness of fake repair scams.
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.
Data Sources & Methodology
Scam.SG currently draws on integrated data sources covering ACRA-registered business entities, MAS regulatory and investor alert tables, 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.