Police warn of SMS phishing scam targeting Singpass users; some end up with unauthorised credit card charges

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SINGAPORE — The police have warned the public of a 'surge' in phishing scams targeting Singpass users through unsolicited SMSes containing links that direct them to a spoofed website.

SINGAPORE — The police have warned the public of a"surge" in phishing scams targeting Singpass users through unsolicited SMSes containing links that direct them to a spoofed website.

Detailing how the scam happens, the police said that members of the public would receive unsolicited SMSes from a sender ID resembling Singpass, such as “MySingpass” or “SGSingpass”. Upon keying in their Singpass ID and password, victims will then be led to a Two-Factor Authorisation page where they would be prompted for their Singpass One-Time Password .

Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)

 

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