–Scare tactics These callers may intimidate you by alleging your involvement in crimes, such as pending court cases, misuse of your mobile number in criminal activities, your Wi-Fi being compromised, claiming you committed a criminal offence and need to assist in investigations. Other tactics may...
Scenario 1: Unsolicited approaches Scammers get in touch with victims through social media, messaging platforms or dating applications and build a connection with them over time to gain their trust before presenting the fake investment opportunity. In some cases, the scammers may offer to trade on...
Past cases of SMS phishing scams largely targeted consumers with ‘too good to be true’ deals. The Bank’s investigation has confirmed that victims who had fallen prey had provided their online banking log-in credentials to phishing websites. Thereafter, the scammers were very fast in ...
the most targeted services are the same, namely PayPal (more than 16%) and Amazon (more than 13%). However, over the course of the year, cases of stealing passwords for gaming services (Steam, Epic
1 Scams continue to be the main driver of crime in Singapore. According to the Singapore Police Force, in 2023, victims lost S$651.8 million (US$484 million) in a record 46,563 cases – the highest annual figure since the police began tracking scams in 2016. The most common scam...
Hopes banks can be more accountable in scam cases At the end of the post, the couple shared their thoughts about the whole debacle. They mainly hope that OCBC will wrap up investigations quickly before deciding to take any further action. ...
these cases can cause significant loss in the audience’s trust which affects the sustainability of business relationships with their advertisers. Complete visibility of the scheme is the key to eradicate this type of fraud. Media and celebrity names are mentioned on separate stages of the scheme ...
The caller’s number is either a truncated 6 to 7 digit number that looks like it is originating from outside Singapore, a private number (no caller ID shown), or in some cases, may even appear as OCBC Bank’s official contact number (+6563633333) or some variation of it (e.g. ...
In India, police registered one of their first cases of human trafficking through cyber fraud whereas in Myanmar since 2022, authorities have reported rescuing trafficking victims from 22 countries, mainly from Kayin and Shan States. Apart from the cyber scam centres, Operation Storm Makers II reve...
in order to manage online purchases,” was affected. It added that, “in certain cases, the affected data may also include order history, total order value, and information about what payment method was used for the purchases.” However, Vans’ emphasized it never collects or retains in ...