Meta and Singapore police dismantle 3.6m scam pages in 2026
Meta, in partnership with the Singapore Police Force (SPF), dismantled 3.6 million dormant 'shell pages' on Facebook and Instagram in July, and took action against 113,000 scam accounts and 33,600 e-commerce fraud entities from January to June 2026. This collaboration aims to proactively disrupt scam networks, with SPF flagging emerging threats like these shell pages used by syndicates. The pages are created to age without triggering security flags before being activated for scam campaigns.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing global fight against online scams and the importance of collaboration between tech companies and law enforcement to protect users from financial fraud and maintain platform integrity. The proactive dismantling of dormant pages before activation is a significant step in preventing large-scale scam campaigns.
Meta took action against 3.64 million such shell pages in July.
Listen Summarise Meta, with information from the Singapore Police Force, found and dismantled 3.6 million dormant 'shell pages' on Facebook and Instagram. From January to June 2026, Meta and SPF acted against 33,600 e-commerce fraud entities and 113,000 scam accounts that were mostly involved in investment scams. SPF's new Cyber Command and Meta's partnership enables proactive disruption of scam networks. AI generated
SINGAPORE – The pages lie dormant, appearing silent, empty and harmless with no advertisements or harmful posts.
But in an instant, scammers could make millions of them come to life, orchestrating massive scam campaigns across Facebook and Instagram to trick thousands of unsuspecting victims.
With information from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Meta, the parent company of the two social media platforms, took action against 3.64 million of such “shell pages” in July.
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