How To Identify Scams

  Just learnt there is new phishing scam from the Singapore government:) Apparently scammers will pretend to be sellers of products and they will ask u to download app to buy from them and then they even make effort to pretend to be a bank and call u to download a ScamShield app to “protect” yourself… that’s when ur phone and details will be compromised and cos of the “transaction” u made, probably also gives them access to your bank acc… Click on the link below to read more. ———————— *Advisory on Phishing Scam Involving Fake ScamShield App* ❗️Beware of the latest phishing scam involving a fake ScamShield App.   • Download apps from reliable sources like app stores. • Legitimate apps generally do not allow downloading outside of the Google Play or Apple App stores.   • Illegitimate apps can be downloaded anywhere. Do not download dubious apps from any source onto your devices.     ⏩️ For more information on this scam variant, visit go.gov.sg/fake-scamshield-app ...

Latest phone scam: a legit local mobile number will show, and you will pick it up since it does not have +65 in front. Then the person says he is an old friend, asks you to guess who he is, in Malaysian-accented Chinese, and says you usually call him by an English name. Don’t identify yourself. Don’t guess the other party’s name. He will be whoever you say he is.. Then they will ask you for details or give u some link to do their usual scam.