Here’s something you should know about scammers; they’re not as dumb as we’d like to think.
The days of calling up someone and pretending to be an employee from a bank are long gone, as swindlers now use a variety of sophisticated schemes to obtain your hard-earned money.
Yes, these days, they don’t even have to reach us over the phone or through a message on WhatsApp.
They can simply create a fake phone app, and watch us send all our money to them.
There’s Now a Fake S’pore Pool Websites & Even App That Was on Google Play Store
The cautionary phrase “be careful of what you download” can now be applied to App stores on your phone as well.
It seems that scammers have created fake Singapore Pools websites and apps on the Google Play Store.
Those who come across these websites or apps may believe they were put up by Singapore Pools, and were therefore legitimate.
So, they would download them and place their bets through the website or app.
Unfortunately, they’d only realise the whole thing was a fraud when they find that their payments had allegedly been made to other companies.
And by then, it’d be too late.
Once they check with Singapore Pools, they’d discover that the websites and apps didn’t belong to them.
Always Verify Authenticity of Apps & Websites
The police warned the public to always verify the authenticity of apps and websites with the official website or source.
This is especially important if you’re using an app where you’re going to make payments of any kind.
The public should also be wary of downloading fraudulent apps, even if they are available on official online application stores.
If you do fall victim to such a scam, do report any fraudulent transaction immediately.
The two fake websites listed are https://sgpools.online and https://www.sgpools.app.
A check by this Goody Feed writer showed that there’s only one app with the name Singapore Pools, and that it merely shows live 4D results.
All the other fake Singapore Pools apps appear to have been taken down.
IRAS Warns of Scam Calls Via WhatsApp Whereby Fake Tax Collectors Say You Have Unpaid Taxes
Remember what I said about how resourceful scammers are these days? Well, I wasn’t exaggerating.
Yesterday, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) warned the public about a new scam where callers pose as Iras officers and call up unsuspecting victims on WhatsApp.
They’ll then accuse the victim of not paying their taxes and say that a penalty needs to be paid. Since our brains are prone to panic, many of us could easily fall for this scam.
And once the scammer is duped, the caller will then ask for their credit card details.
The scammers use Iras’ logo as their WhatsApp display picture, but their number is a foreign number, which should always raise suspicions.
Iras, however, said it would never call taxpayers through messaging platforms like WhatsApp.
It urged members of the public to never provide any personal, credit card, or bank account details, make any payments to a third party’s bank account, or follow any instructions by the caller.
The tax agency added that it would never ask taxpayers to verify credit card or bank account details over the phone.
If you’re wondering why online scams like these always work, watch this video for the answer:
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