Police and DBS warn about SMS phishing scams

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About 60 victims have each lost between S$60 and S$3,000 due to the recent phishing scams, said DBS Bank and the police.

SINGAPORE: The police and DBS Bank have warned about a recent spate of SMS phishing scams that trick customers into keying in their online banking username and password.

In the latest variant of such scams, members of the public would receive unsolicited SMSes from senders named “SG-DBS” or “DBS-Notice”, among others. Victims would realise that they had been scammed when they discovered unauthorised transactions had been made from their bank accounts.An example of a DBS URL that is not legitimate. "DBS and the police have collaborated on various anti-scam efforts," said the statement.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, DBS reminded its customers to be alert due to an"ongoing and widespread SMS phishing scam".

 

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