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Will greater police powers help save stubborn scam victims from themselves?
Manage episode 452477628 series 2746641
To combat the scourge of scams in Singapore, the Protection from Scams Bill was recently introduced in Parliament. If it is passed, the police will have powers to control the bank accounts of people who insist on transferring their money to potential scammers. But is this a necessary step?
Steven Chia and Crispina Robert speak to Mark Yeo, director at Fortress Law Corporation and Dr Annabelle Chow, principal clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology.
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Chapters
1. Will greater police powers help save stubborn scam victims from themselves? (00:00:00)
2. Tackling unmet needs of victims (00:02:29)
3. What more powers will mean (00:06:59)
4. Question of an appeal process (00:14:41)
5. Should we be allowed to make poor decisions? (00:17:38)
202 episodes
Manage episode 452477628 series 2746641
To combat the scourge of scams in Singapore, the Protection from Scams Bill was recently introduced in Parliament. If it is passed, the police will have powers to control the bank accounts of people who insist on transferring their money to potential scammers. But is this a necessary step?
Steven Chia and Crispina Robert speak to Mark Yeo, director at Fortress Law Corporation and Dr Annabelle Chow, principal clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Will greater police powers help save stubborn scam victims from themselves? (00:00:00)
2. Tackling unmet needs of victims (00:02:29)
3. What more powers will mean (00:06:59)
4. Question of an appeal process (00:14:41)
5. Should we be allowed to make poor decisions? (00:17:38)
202 episodes
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