The Supreme Court issued a warning on 19 January against a series of phishing emails claiming to be from the courts, asking people for their personal information.
The phishing emails would inform the victims that they have been served a court letter with the document being shared via Dropbox Business.
The phishing emails were sent from [email protected] from the “Supreme Judiciary Council” and it contains a false document in the form of a PDF file named “GOV.SG-LETTER011822.PDF”.
The emails would ask the victims for their names and NRIC numbers.
The Supreme Court said that those who receive such email should not respond nor provide any personal or banking details.
They also advised the public not to click on any attachments or links in the email.
It is important to note that the courts in Singapore do not use @judiciary.gov.sg to send emails to the public, not do they request for information to be sent via Dropbox.
Also, legal documents can only be served by authorised process servers.
Should the public be required in court or to provide personal information (for real), they will be sent a registrar’s notice or correspondence from the court.
Persons with queries related to their case can contact the Supreme Court Registry by calling 6557-7495 or emailing [email protected].
Persons who wish to report phishing emails can call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or make an online submission here.