More than 6,000 victims fall prey to job scams this year, with losses of nearly S$97 million

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SINGAPORE: At least 6,600 victims have fallen for job scams so far this year, with losses amounting to at least S$96.8 million, said the Singapore police on Saturday (Sep 16). This is an increase from their

SINGAPORE: At least 6,600 victims have fallen for job scams so far this year, with losses amounting to at least S$96.8 million, said the Singapore police on Saturday .which state that more than 5,700 job scam cases were reported, involving losses of S$79.4 million.

Victims would receive unsolicited WhatsApp or Telegram messages asking them to participate in a survey or like social media posts in exchange for a small commission. “To perform these tasks, victims had to create accounts on scam websites and transfer money to bank accounts provided by the scammers,” the police said.

 

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