SINGAPORE, June 20 -- Over 220 individuals are being investigated by police for their alleged roles in scam operations that caused victims to lose more than S$3.89 million (RM12.87 million).

The suspects - 153 men and 70 women, aged between 15 and 89 - are believed to be linked to more than 790 scam cases, police said in a statement yesterday, as reported by The Straits Times.

The scams include friend impersonation, investment, job and e-commerce scams, as well as cases involving fraudsters posing as government officials or advertising fake rental properties.

The arrests followed a two-week island-wide enforcement operation conducted from June 6 to 19 by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and the seven police land division...