SINGAPORE — The police have warned of a new variant of the 'fake friend call' scam, which involves scammers sending their victims malicious links and asking them for help in simple tasks.
SINGAPORE — The police have warned of a new variant of the"fake friend call" scam, which involves scammers sending their victims malicious links and asking them for help in simple tasks.
The scammer would then assume the identity of the said person, claiming that he has a new contact number and asking the victim to update his contact details. Once victims download and install the malware, scammers would also be able to access the victims’ devices remotely and steal passwords stored in the devices.
Unknown to the victims, the scammers would access the victims’ banking accounts to perform unauthorised transactions.
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