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Duped Singaporeans: The most tech savvy targets in history

27 February 2026

This opinion page from The Straits Times features an article by Mr Gerald Singham titled "Duped Singaporeans: The most tech-savvy targets in history."

A newspaper page from The Straits Times dated Friday, February 27, 2006 (Section B2, Opinion). The main headline reads "Duped Singaporeans: The most tech-savvy targets in history" by Gerald Singham. The top half features a photograph of an elderly man looking at his mobile phone while walking past a large public mural in Clementi New Town that says "DON'T FALL FOR SCAMS." The page also includes columns discussing scam prevention, digital vulnerability among educated populations, and a sidebar piece titled "Faces of a generation caught between 2 nations."

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