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When dealing with new suppliers, avoid making payments or deposits in advance, the police said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The scammers entice the victims by giving them commission for completing simple surveys. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The moon cake "sellers" would direct the victims to malicious links for purchase or payment. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore News - A new scam involving moon cake sales on social media platforms has cost at least 27 victims around $325,000 in August alone, said the police on Tuesday. After contacting the “sellers” through social messaging platforms to place orders for moon cakes advertised on... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Scammers may impersonate govt officials or election candidates to solicit banking or personal information. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Police warn of new loan scam variant where nine victims lost $18,000" "Man loses life savings of $150,000 in job scam on Telegram" "Woman loses $8,000 after trying to buy $10 king crabs" Such headlines are becoming scarily common in the daily news, a sign that scams - and the number of people falling for them — are rising at...

Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim explained that a multi-faceted approach where all stakeholders work together is required to combat the scam.

Scammers would provide screenshots of fake tickets when asked for proof of authenticity. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Joint Advisory On Fake Online Job Scams Impersonating ShopeeSINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 24 May 2023 - The Police would like to alert members of the public to a job scam variant, where scammers are im...

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A new phishing scam involving a fake Traffic Police website which requests for the payment of traffic fines has been identifed by the police.