Police warn of SMS scam as 18 victims lose S$120,000 in January

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SINGAPORE: Police have warned members of the public not to fall for scam SMSes that claim their credit or debit cards have been suspended. At least 18 victims have lost S$120,000 since the start of this year, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a news release on Monday (Jan 31).

SINGAPORE: Police have warned members of the public not to fall for scam SMSes that claim their credit or debit cards have been suspended.

The police said victims of the scam received an SMS from a “fake number” stating that there were “issues” with their credit or debit cards.“After calling the number, victims would speak to scammers who would claim that there are issues with the victims’ credit/debit cards and request for their details and one-time password under the pretext of assisting the victims,” SPF said.Such SMSes are not sent out by banks or issuers of credit or debit cards, the police noted.

Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)

 

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Good lord the engrish is so bad in that sms if someone still fell for it..oh right 120k sgd worth did fall for it..

apa yang polis boleh buat jika tahu bersalah pun? alasan family akan digunakan?

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