 has warned the public today (21 Feb) of a job scam that has recently re-emerged into the scene.){kind=link}
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has warned the public today (21 Feb) of a job scam that has recently re-emerged into the scene.
This job scam involves the buying and selling of movie tickets.
Modus operandi
Scammers will start this scam by making friends with victims via messaging platforms and tell them that they are money making opportunities via buying or promoting tickets via a website.
After they have signed up for an account, bank details belonging to others would be sent to them for them to transfer money over on the pretext of topping up the account with money to promote the tickets and in that way, they could also earn a commission.
This would convince the victims that the job scheme is legit as the accounts will show the amount of commission that they would receive.
After some time, the victims would be asked to top up for money to get more tasks to complete.
As soon as they have deposited more money, they would realise that they will be unable to withdraw any amount of money from their accounts.
Police statement
189 of such scams has already been reported from the beginning of 2022.
The SPF have also urged the public not to accept job offers from anyone that appear dubious and promise bountiful returns with little efforts put in.
The public is also advised not to download applications from suspicious sources and not send money to unknown people or sources.
Image source: Singapore Police Force