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OVER 169 PEOPLE LOSE $2.7 MILLION TO TRAVEL REVIEW JOB SCAM

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OVER 169 PEOPLE LOSE $2.7 MILLION TO TRAVEL REVIEW JOB SCAM

According to the Police media release, they received numerous reports where there were scammed a large amount of money from a fake job that requires the victims to do “travel reviews”.

The Singapore Police Force warns that the job scammers persuaded victims to engage in activities that allow them to earn commission by assessing tourist attractions and packages. At least 169 people have fallen victim to this fraud since January 2022, with losses totalling at least $2.7 million.

Identify the job scam

victims would get unwanted messages on messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram from fraudsters posing as job recruiters.

Scammers would pretend to be recruiting for positions that paid well for rating vacation attractions and packages. Scammers would pose as reputable travel organizations such as Anywhr, Sojern, American Lloyd, IPC Group, and Oriental Travel & Tours to convince the victims.

Scammers would pose as reputable travel organizations such as Anywhr, Sojern, American Lloyd, IPC Group, and Oriental Travel & Tours to convince the victims. Victims who respond with an interest in the positions would be directed to sign up for accounts on the scammers’ fake websites. Victims would be expected to deposit funds onto their accounts in order to assess the attractions and receive commissions.
By the time the victims had deposited the money, it is long gone.

Screenshots of scam websites

Image Source: Singapore Police Force

HACKERS TARGET INSTAGRAM USERS TO SCAM FOLLOWERS

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HACKERS TARGET INSTAGRAM USERS TO SCAM FOLLOWERS

Getting hacked seems to be the biggest issue in the age where everything is digitalisation. There has been so much news of people getting scammed.

An Instagram user recently shared how her Instagram account was taken over by a hacker and it was used to target her followers.

After the account got taken over, the hacker posted a post seeking help from her followers that she is in some financial distress, the hacker then posted photos of account numbers and plead for help with her followers.

These account number typically belongs to money mules and it is not easy to trace the real culprit.

Instagram users with large follower

Hackers typically target users with a large following as most people equals more money.

Social account media users are advertised to tighten their accounts by using two-factor authentication and use a strong password.

Recently, Straits Times reported a similar case where a woman’s Instagram account with 5,000 followers was taken over, the hacker started posting transactions screenshots on her account and the owner of the account was worried that her followers will fall prey to the hacker.

She has since reported the incident to the Police.

Prevention is key

There will always be scammers is a term similar to there will always be cockroaches. Even the comet which wiped out the dinosaurs could not get rid of them.

The key to protecting your account and your followers or friends is securing your account. Do not click suspicious on links that are sent to you and do not be greedy.

Some hackers use a “collaboration” email to lure Instagram influencers into clicking the link, making them think that they might have struck a deal.

TAXI DRIVERS TO GET $10 INCENTIVE TO PICK CHANGI AIRPORT PASSENGERS

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TAXI DRIVERS TO GET $10 INCENTIVE TO PICK CHANGI AIRPORT PASSENGERS

As Singapore opens its borders to more countries, there will be higher human traffic at our borders including Changi Airport.

As a result, Changi Airport Group (CAG) has come out with an incentive for taxi drivers to encourage them to come to the Airport to pick up passengers.

A $10 incentive would be given to them daily as long as they make a minimum of three trips from areas in Changi Airport such as Terminal 1, Terminal 3 and Jewel.

Conditions to get the incentive also include taking the trips only at three given time frames, which are:

  • 6am to 10am
  • Noon to 1pm
  • 4pm to 7pm

The incentive window lasts from 1 Apr 2022 to 30 Apr 2022.

Lucky draw for 100 drivers with most trips

There will also be a lucky draw conducted for 100 drivers who make the most trips throughout the month of April.

Out of the 100 drivers, ten winners will each stand to win $1,000 worth of their preferred fuel or petrol kiosk vouchers.

Image source: Google Maps

3,743 NEW CASES IN SPORE, LOWEST COUNT IN TWO MONTHS

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3,743 NEW CASES IN SPORE, LOWEST COUNT IN TWO MONTHS


The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported a total of 3,743 new cases on 3 April 2022 with four fatalities. The cases reported today is the lowest since 2 Feb, which is two months ago.

Case details

Of the 3,743 new cases, 3,674 are local cases.

The remaining 69 are imported cases.

Of the cases today, 3,178 cases are low risk and detected via ART test while 565 cases are detected via PCR.

The 3,178 ART positive cases consist of 3,118 local cases and 60 imported cases while the 565 PCR positive cases consist of 556 local cases and nine imported cases.

The bulk majority of Singapore’s cases today are under the Protocol 2 status, which represents that they are well or assessed with mild conditions.

Patients in Hospitals

507 patients are currently in hospitals according to MOH’s latest infection statistics.

Out of those currently in hospitals, 56 patients require supplementary oxygen and 21 patients are in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Weekly infection growth rate

The weekly infection growth rate is now at 0.66, 0.01 higher than Saturday’s 0.65

This rate refers to the ratio of community cases of the past week as compared to the week before.

A rate above 1 indicates that weekly cases are on the rise, while a rate below 1 indicates that the cases are falling.

Vaccination status

As of 3 April 2022, 95 percent of the population in Singapore eligible for vaccination have completed the full vaccination regime under the National Vaccination Programme.

72 percent of those who are eligible for vaccination have also received their booster jabs.

Total toll

The four fatalities reported today brings the death toll in Singapore to 1,276 and the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is now at 1,109,744.

Image source: Google Maps

M’SIAN RETURNS HOME TO DOGS AFTER BEING STUCK IN SG FOR OVER A YEAR

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M’SIAN RETURNS HOME TO DOGS AFTER BEING STUCK IN SG FOR OVER A YEAR

We often see animals on social media missing their owners after getting separated, the most common ones are those with owners that went to the army and be apart from their pets for years.

Something similar happened to a Malaysian who has been residing in Singapore for about 1 and a half years due to the border restrictions.

In his TikTok post he said “Finally after 486 days….. I meet my babies Simba and Nala”

Excited dog sees hooman

A Tiktok video went viral after a man said that he was separated from his dogs for over 486 days. His two dogs were extremely excited when their owner returns home with one of them wagging its tail non-stop after seeing it’s owner standing outside the gate.

After the owner enters, the two dogs were extremely excited and there were lots of hugs and kisses from the two big babies.

@paandichelsea Finally after 486 days….. I meet my babies Simba and Nala🥰😭☹️#goldenretriever #lehlusimbanala #singaporelockdownparithapangal #doglover #simba #Nala ♬ original sound – 🔵Paandi Chelsea🔵

LAWRENCE WONG USES TIKTOK URGING ALL TO REMAIN SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE

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LAWRENCE WONG USES TIKTOK URGING ALL TO REMAIN SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE

Finance Minister of Singapore, Lawrence Wong, who is also the Co-Chair of the Multi Ministry Task Force (MMTF) recently posted on his Tiktok page reminding with a cool reel of himself removing his mask while moving outdoors, sending a direct message to all viewers.

At the time of posting by Singapore Uncensored, the video has garnered 76,900 likes and almost 3000 comments.

With the restrictions being loosened up a little now, Minister Wong urges all to continue to do the right and sensible thing as we continue to move onwards back to life before the pandemic.

As of 29 March 2022, Singapore has started to loosen many restrictions as cases are going down and one of them in particular is that it is not required for mask wearing outdoors.

Here is what the Minister said

“Mask on or off when outdoors? You now have a choice.

But continue to do the sensible and responsible thing. Eg if you are in a crowded outdoors venue, you may want to keep masks on.

Let’s all stay disciplined and vigilant, even as we embrace the hard earned relaxations to resume more normal lives!”

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@lawrencestwong

Mask on or off when outdoors? You now have a choice. But continue to do the sensible and responsible thing. Eg if you are in a crowded outdoors venue, you may want to keep masks on. Let’s all stay disciplined and vigilant, even as we embrace the hard earned relaxations to resume more normal lives!

♬ original sound – AnnaBekham – AnnaBekham

Comments by Netizens

Here are what some of the netizens have to say, reacting to the cool reel by Minister Wong:

  • Sir i’m so happy we can finally mask off when out door. Nice music
  • Respect X100. Thanks for trying to understand how our youngster group is feeling.

Image and video source: Tiktok/@lawrencestwong

WHAMPOA NAIL SALON OWNER & CUSTOMER FIGHTS UNTIL POLICE COME

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WHAMPOA NAIL SALON OWNER & CUSTOMER FIGHTS UNTIL POLICE COME

A customer who was unhappy with the service she got from a nail salon in Whampoa triggered a fight between the owner of the nail salon and the customer on Saturday (April 2).

Crazy Cat fight

Shin Min Daily News said that the fight broke out with hair pulling, scratching and pulling of clothes.

The incident happened at about 6pm yesterday, the location of the nail ssalon is located at Whampoa drive, Block 87.

The clash erupted between two woman, The young lady (40 years ol), who has been arguing with the lady boss, said that in the middle of last month, she went to the nail salon to get her nails done and but the nails kept falling off.

The owner of the establishement who is a 27-year-old woman promised to fix the nails but it was never done, claiming that the service was already done.

The customer claimed that the boss refunded $300 for the manicure package and the fight start. Shin Min Daily News interview the salon owner and she claimed that the customer insulted her parents with vulgarities and even tore her top off after the customer was told to leave the premise.

During the fight, the shop ownere tried to push the 40-year-old customer away but ended up hitting the customer in the face.

The Police arrived later to take account of the incident.

INDONESIAN INFLUENCER GOES UNDER THE KNIFE TO LOOK LIKE BLACKPINK LISA

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INDONESIAN INFLUENCER GOES UNDER THE KNIFE TO LOOK LIKE BLACKPINK LISA

The search for beauty is a never-ending journey for many people. While some tried to go for cosmetic surgery to remove flaws some just want to completely look like a different person.

An Indonesian influencer recently went for cosmetic surgery to look like K-pop star Lisa from BlackPink.

A number of people on social media disapproved of the influencer while a small number supports her.

With many unsupportive comments such as

  • If the surgery never become like lisa but like laksa how?
  • As Indonesian, this is embarassing. Lucinta Luna is not someone that I would call ‘ influencer’ not because she is a transgender ( I support LGBT+) but because she gains her popularity by making some controversy video or statement. No achievement whatsoever. And I feel this is one of her stunt to gain more popularity. She was already beautiful and I hope the best for her but I hope she didn’t bring Lisa into her stunt.
  • if i were lisa, I’d get scared of people who tries to look like me or even be me. they can steal my whole identity and pretend for some cash and put my name on it.. im already afraid of knowing that everyone has variants and clones as what multiverse theory is as well as this one… probs one of the most worrying thing as an idol

Photo of pior surgery

Recovering photos are surgery

SPORE CAR GOES MSIA TO PUMP RON 95, APPARENTLY NOT ALLOWED

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SPORE CAR GOES MSIA TO PUMP RON 95, APPARENTLY NOT ALLOWED

According to a Malaysian automotive website, an image of a Singaporean registered license plate number was caught in Malaysia, presumably Johor Bahru(JB), fuelling up the car with petrol.

Singaporean vehicles have always made the trip to JB day in and out to do some grocery shopping, for supper, massage, wash car and pump petrol so while the image might seem normal, there is something actually wrong with the image according to the website.

A closer look at the image shows that the vehicle in question actually has a yellow coloured pump connected to the car, which typically represents the Ron 95 petrol.

To explain why it is wrong, the website also explains that Foreign-registered vehicles such as the vehicle in question are not allowed to pump Ron 95 petrol in Malaysia since August of 2010 as there are higher tax funded subsidies going towards the Ron 95 petrol which are only meant for Malaysian registered vehicles.

This would mean that non Malaysian registered vehicles are only allowed to pump higher grades of petrol such as Ron 97 or higher.

Prices of the Ron 95 in Malaysia are currently going at RM2.05/litre, compared to RM3.91/litre for the Ron 97 fuel.

Even though it is not allowed, no action has been taken by authorities in Malaysia according to the website, when a Singaporean registered BMW was caught doing the same back in 2019.

Here are what netizens have to say

  • Better enforcement & controlling methods should be made. Current situation is there is very loose enforcement.
  • Our country is good at coming out with policies and rulings but when comes to enforcement, oops, ha ha ha
  • There needs to be detailed SOP of how foreign registered vehicles shall refuel at ALL our stations including the penalties, to be enforced IMMEDIATELY upon sufficient evidence.

Image source: PaulTan.org, Google Maps

MALAYSIA ALLOWS SPECIAL WITHDRAWAL OF EPF FOR THOSE UNDER AGE 55

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MALAYSIA ALLOWS SPECIAL WITHDRAWAL OF EPF FOR THOSE UNDER AGE 55

Each country has their own set of systems of employee deduction from the salary and it’s kept in a special account for various purposes such as housing, medical and retirement.

In Singapore, it’s called CPF contribution and in Malaysia, it’s called EPF which stands for Employee Provident Fund. Both work similarly in which employees have a certain percentage of the month’s salary deducted and contributed to the EPF account and the employer contributes a certain percentage as well.

For the EPF program, an employee can contribute 12 per cent or more of his salary while in the CPF program an employee can contribute a fixed 20 per cent of his/her salary (varies for different age groups)

Usually, for EPF, 40 per cent of the total funds cannot be utilised until the date of the account holder’s retirement.

EPF Withdrawal

The EPF said on March 16 that applications for the withdrawal option will be accessible to members under the age of 55 from April 1 to 30, with payments beginning on April 20.

Since the news broke, queues have been since at various KWSP/EPF offices around Malaysia and some of them are even frustrated as the website for the application of the withdrawal has crashed due to overwhelming traffic.

The Star (Malaysian Media) reported that long queues were seen in various branches in Kuala Lumpur, Shan Alam and Kuching.

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