Beware & Protect Yourself 07 (Jun 23 - Dec 24)

[behappyalways]

S'pore man, 43, books Grab Premium for mum, 'hunts' down unmoving car & finds driver eating at coffeeshop

https://mothership.sg/2023/06/grab-premium-no-show/

[winston]

What you should do if you are being chased by a fake police vehicle

Marked cars are patrol vehicles and they are typically recognisable by the official Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) logo on the side of the doors and a “rectangular siren box” on top.

Traffic violations along highways are usually attended to by marked patrol cars.

It would be most ideal for the motorist to stop at a nearby police station. However, if this is not practical, motorists are advised to only pull over in a well lit area with crowds around like a petrol station or a highway rest stop.

Source: CNA

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/cn ... es-3544791

[winston]

Nursery operator loses over RM1mil in e-commerce scam

The victim became suspicious and realised that she had been duped when she was asked to make an additional payment to receive her commission.

The suspect encouraged the victim to invest by purchasing goods purportedly from the US through the website https://everythingmallx.cc/ .

He added that the victim was required to buy the items in bulk before reselling them to earn a 10% profit on each item.

She then made 28 payments in stages into six different accounts, totalling RM1.06 million between May 7 and 30.

The victim discovered through the website that her commission had reached US$200,000. However, she became suspicious and realised that she had been duped when she was asked to make an additional payment to receive the commission.

The next day, the website became inaccessible and the suspect’s Instagram account was closed.

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... -366156373

[behappyalways]

Gone in 20 minutes: Woman loses $30k after installing fake shopping app on phone
https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/gone- ... -app-phone



S'pore housewife orders S$2 dim sum deals on Instagram, finds bank credit limit raised to S$200,000
https://mothership.sg/2023/06/dim-sum-instagram-scam/

[winston]

Woman in SG loses over RM100,000 after downloading third-party app via WhatsApp

By CHIN HUI SHAN

Tan (not her real name) chanced upon a sponsored advertisement on Facebook on May 21 which promised to give people a food blender worth S$80 (RM274) if they downloaded a shopping app and spent at least S$30 (RM103) on it.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... a-whatsapp

[winston]

JB clerk loses RM10,000 in money lending scam

By YEE XIANG YUN

"I found an advertisement on Facebook and contacted a 'Sky Tan' via WhatsApp and told him I wished to take a S$30,000 (RM103,348) loan," he said.

After signing a document, he was then told to transfer S$3,000 (RM10,334) for the loan funds to be released.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... nding-scam

[winston]

Datuk nabbed over scam

By DURIE RAINER FONG

Four people, including a “Datuk”, have been nabbed for trying to scam contractors by offering projects to construct a yet-to-be-built oil and gas industrial park in northern Sabah.

None of them had the authority to offer any projects or had access to the projects at the park.
The investigation showed that the suspects would ask for deposit payments after “offering” the projects.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... e=smartech

[winston]

'Invisible robbers' stealing millions in phone porting scam labelled as 'terrifying'

By Shannon Schubert

Mobile porting fraud is where scammers gain control of a person's identity by having their mobile number ported to another device.

The black-market sale of identity documents enabled criminals to purchase enough personal details about an individual to port their sim to a new provider.

Most people rely on two-factor authentication for password resets or identity verification.

But the common practice of having a one-time code sent to your mobile phone number has enabled hackers to access thousands of people's personal information.

Once criminals receive SMS authentication codes sent by banks and other service providers, they can authorise online banking transfers or change account details without the victims' knowledge.

Source: abc.net

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-16/ ... =291917007

[winston]

No money after S’pore job offer scam

By VENESA DEVI

“The person claimed to be an agent and told us that he has been helping locals get jobs across the Causeway. He also said there were jobs in Singapore’s hotel industry waiting for us with a monthly salary of S$1,700 (RM5,870).

“The agent then told us to come down to Johor Baru for an interview, which was just a formality as the jobs were ours.

“He then asked us to pay him RM300 as part of the processing fee but I told him that we will make the payments once we see him in person,” he said when met here yesterday, adding that they left their hometowns at the end of April.

When they arrived at Larkin Sentral, calls to the agent went unanswered

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... e=smartech

[winston]

Singapore Police issues alert over malware scams as two victims lose nearly S$100k in CPF savings

Victims reportedly stumbled upon advertisements for groceries, including seafood, on various social media platforms, primarily Facebook.

After reaching out to the businesses through social media or WhatsApp, they were directed to download an Android Package Kit (APK) file to place orders and process payments.

APKs are installation files for Android apps, which can be downloaded from the Internet and third-party app stores, as opposed to the official Google Play Store. These APK files could contain malicious software or “malware”, particularly those designed for phishing.

Source: The Online Citizen

https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/0 ... f-savings/