SINGAPORE: At least 168 people were cheated in the past month while trying to buy expensive and seasonal food items online, the police said on Monday (Mar 6). Since February, a total of at least S$20,000 has been lost to scammers advertising items like seafood, black gold musang king durian,
SINGAPORE: At least 168 people were cheated in the past month while trying to buy expensive and seasonal food items online, the police said on Monday .
The police said they had received reports lodged against allegedly fraudulent Facebook pages such as Grocery Retail, Department Store, Juewei Food, Baihui Mall and Ocean Fishery Exchange.“The police would like to remind the public to be discerning when shopping online, especially when ordering pricey and seasonal food items through online platforms,” it said.
Victims would only realise that they had been scammed when they did not receive the goods or if the “seller” becomes uncontactable., victims of a phishing scam involving purported false advertisements on the sale of crabs lost more than S$15,000.Add ScamShield App and set security features like two-factor or multifactor authentication for banks, social media, Singpass accounts and transaction limits on internet banking transactions, including PayNow.
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