The police have warned of fraudulent websites that “trick users into authorising access to their WhatsApp account for the scammers”.
Mr Louis, a sales specialist who was busy with a customer at work then, followed the instructions and made another transfer of $3,500 to the account specified by “Mr Amer”. Mr Louis immediately called Mr Amer, who is also his colleague. Mr Amer said he had not sent any of the WhatsApp messages. Mr Louis said he felt “sian” . He told The Straits Times that he would be able to recover the $3,500 sent to his colleague, but he does not think he will get the rest of the money he transferred to the scammer.The 37-year-old, who works in the automotive industry, said: “I realised only when Louis called me, asking me if I received any money. I was a bit shocked, and panicked also.
He wrote in the post: “If you receive the message similar to below from my mobile number on WhatsApp, it’s a scam. Please do not transfer any money.” When victims scanned the QR code on the phishing website with their mobile phones, the page would become unresponsive and scammers would gain access to the victims’ WhatsApp accounts.
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