SINGAPORE, Aug. 23 -- Several e-mail addresses of Temasek Polytechnic (TP) students here have reportedly been compromised and used by scammers to demand fake tuition fee payments.

According to Singapore-basedThe Straits Times, the island-state's police said there were at least 16 cases reported in August, with victims losing at least S$38,000 (approximately RM124,600).

One scam e-mail reportedly claimed students owed S$2,850 in unpaid fees and threatened litigation if they failed to pay, while instructing them to transfer money to a DBS bank account.

"Once your situation has been regularised, you will receive your result within 2 to 3 days after receipt of your payment. It will therefore not be necessary to contact us again," the scam ...