Is that really Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat sending you a friend request on Facebook?
In a Facebook post on Oct 30, he said he had recently noticed a few fake Facebook profiles purporting to be him, and warned members of the public against responding to their friend requests, following them as well as giving them personal information.
“This scammer went as far as to add friends as well as send friend requests to those in my network,” he said.DPM Heng pointed out that his official Facebook and Instagram accounts have a blue checkmark, indicating that these are verified accounts. His handle is @hengsweekeat, with no spaces or numbers.
Recently, I have noticed a few fake Facebook profiles that are pretending to be me. This scammer went as far as to add...People who come across fake accounts can immediately report them on the platform, he added, thanking those who alerted him about such accounts., Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Sun Xueling and Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Saktiandi Supaat.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong have also had their likeness used in deepfake scams, while an advertisement thatMore than $2.7 billion has been lost to scams since 2019, with victims losing a record high of more than $385.6 million in the first half of 2024.Woman nearly falls prey to 'handsome' scammer on FB -- but is saved by her husband
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