SINGAPORE – Scam victims have lost more than $259,000 since June 24 through ruses involving fake courier companies phishing for personal and banking information.
At least 43 cases of such scams have been reported since June 24, with no fewer than 20 reported on July 13 alone, the police said in a statement on July 15.
In these scams, victims received messages from numbers bearing Morocco’s country code, +212, or e-mails seemingly sent by couriers such as Ninja Van and J&T Express, telling them that their parcels could not be delivered due to an “invalid” address.
Victims were urged to update their delivery address within 24 hours via a link that closely resembled the respective couriers’ real web addresses.
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