With the large variety of scams that are out there, it is important to learn about each kind of scam to prevent losing your savings.
A man recently published his encounter and how the money in his account was wiped after he clicked on a phishing link which lead him to a job scam.
Here is his story:
It all started with Facebook as I saw an advertisement for a part-time job ( with Shopee logo) so I click in to show my interest. After someone Contacted me to explain the job.
All it needed was a Shopee link sent to me I will have to click in and took a screenshot of the product to send it back and they send me a payment detail to ask me to make payment immediately and send back a payment proof and within 10 mins i will be able to receive the full amount paid together with the commission. There would be commissions and incentives given for each task given. However, each time the payment amount gets bigger n bigger all starts with below 100 then 100 plus then to a few hundred.
If you did not complete the task they will say the system is unable to make PAYMENT to me.
In total, I have lost $507. The only savings that I have.
Scam prevention
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
Image for illustration purposes, Source: Singapore Police Force