Meta acts against over 3.7 million scam-linked accounts in Singapore this year
Meta, working with the Singapore Police Force, took action against more than 3.7 million accounts, pages and other entities linked to fraud and e-commerce scams in 2026. A June-focused operation ahead of the school holidays led to action against more than 33,600 entities for misleading prices, fake brand promotions and urgency-driven tactics.
From January to June, police-shared intelligence prompted Meta to act against over 113,000 accounts and pages tied to fraud and investment scams. Meta said that intelligence enabled action against more than five times the number of assets initially flagged by police. In July, the company removed more than 3.6 million shell pages that were seemingly empty profiles created in advance by scammers, based on SPF information. New rules introduced last month now require designated social-media and e-commerce platforms to put in place measures that disrupt scams and malicious cyber activity.
“What we’ve built with the Singapore Police Force turns that assumption on its head – their information helps us identify threats we might not see on our own, and our ability to act at scale means those networks can be dismantled before they reach more people,” Daryl Poon, director of law enforcement outreach, Apac said.
Singapore has been increasing pressure on online platforms to tackle scams proactively. New rules introduced last month require designated social media and e-commerce services to implement measures to disrupt scams and malicious cyber activity.
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Meta took action against more than 3.7 million accounts, pages and other entities linked to fraud and e-commerce scams in 2026, working with the Singapore Police Force.
From January to June, police-shared intelligence led Meta to act against over 113,000 accounts and pages tied to fraud and investment scams.
A June-focused operation ahead of the school holidays resulted in action against more than 33,600 entities.
In July, Meta removed more than 3.6 million shell pages based on information from Singapore police.
New rules introduced last month require designated social media and e-commerce services to implement measures to disrupt scams and malicious cyber activity.