SINGAPORE: Two university students living in Singapore were found in Cambodia after being tricked into travelling there as part of staged kidnap scams, said the police on Friday .
The scammers demanded the victims' assistance in investigations and told them to travel to Cambodia to carry out"missions", said the SPF. The scammers then sent the videos to the victims' parents and demanded ransoms – RMB 2,000,000 in the first case and RMB 800,000 in the second case. No ransoms were paid.
"Demands made by overseas law enforcement officers requesting victims to comply with their orders in Singapore, including orders to remit money overseas, transfer money into Singapore bank accounts, deliver documents in Singapore or travel overseas to carry out secret police missions are illegal, and should be ignored."
He thanked the Cambodian police for their support and assistance in locating and ensuring the safety of the two victims. For foreigners receiving calls from people claiming to be from the police in their home country, call their embassy or high commission to verify the claims of the caller.