Ever picked up a call from a Singapore number you don’t recognise — and thought it might be legit? You’re not alone. Scammers are now using numbers that appear to be local, making scam calls harder to spot than ever. Some scam syndicates even recruit teenagers as young as 15 to buy SIM cards for them. Those SIMs end up overseas — but the calls show up right on your phone as if they are coming from Singapore. From Dec 30, 2025, scammers and recruiters of scam syndicates will face mandatory caning