SINGAPORE \u2013 There have been 13 cases of phishing scams reported since April 1 that involve Google Meet video calls by individuals impersonating police officers.<\/p>\n
In an advisory on April 19, the police said the total losses during this period amounted to at least $32,000.<\/p>\n
In this scam variant, the victims would receive unsolicited Google Meet video calls from scammers who are wearing police uniforms, posing as cops. <\/p>\n
In some cases, the scammers would use the Singapore Police Force (SPF) logo as their profile picture. Some of the e-mail addresses used for the Google Meet video calls may contain terms such as \u201cSingapore\u201d or \u201cPolice\u201d. <\/p>\n Total losses from 13 cases of phishing scams reported since April 1, amounted to at least $32,000.<\/p>\n PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The scammers would allege that there are issues with the victim\u2019s bank cards or accounts, and would then ask the victims to provide their iBanking credentials, card credentials and\/or one-time password, allegedly for the purpose of investigations. <\/p>\n The victims would realise that they had been scammed only when they discovered unauthorised transactions in their bank accounts. <\/p>\n The police advised members of the public to be wary of unsolicited video calls received from unknown sources. <\/p>\n \u201cSPF officers will never contact you over non-official channels. Do not provide sensitive information such as iBanking, card credentials or one-time passwords to anyone,\u201d said the police.<\/p>\n They added that Singapore Government officials, including police officers, will never ask members of the public to do the following: <\/p>\n To transfer or hand over valuables such as money, luxury watches, gold or cryptocurrency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n To disclose banking login details<\/p>\n<\/li>\n To install mobile apps from unofficial app stores<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Transfer calls to the police or any other government officials<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/picture><\/div>
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