SINGAPORE – Be wary of invitations to virtual meetings with high-profile figures – such as senior government officials, members of royalty and celebrities – as they might be scams.
In such scams, victims are approached via social media or direct communication platforms such as WhatsApp or Telegram, the police said in an advisory on May 6.
The scammers would then try to persuade the victims to transfer funds for investment purposes or other reasons, said the police, warning against false offers of gifts or invitations to join a royal family, among other ruses.
In some cases, the fraudsters ask victims to attend a “virtual meeting with the president, ministers and other government officials” and to provide their e-mail addresses to receive a “non-disclosure agreement (NDA)” for the meeting.
They would then be asked to endorse the sham NDA and provide a copy of their identification card.
