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SINGAPORE: At least 62 cases of phishing scams involving fake SIMBA websites have been reported since March, with losses amounting to at least S$83,000 (US$64,900), the police said on Wednesday (Oct 21).<\/p>\n
In an advisory, the police alerted the public to an increase in scams involving websites impersonating the telecommunications provider that appear in search engine results.<\/p>\n
Victims searching for SIMBA top-up services on Google clicked on fake websites that appeared among the top sponsored results.<\/p>\n
They were then prompted to enter personal and banking details, including their mobile numbers and banking card information, as well as to provide digital token approval or one-time passwords on the phishing website.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictims realised that they had been scammed when they discovered unauthorised card transactions,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n
The police warned that websites appearing at the top of search engine results or as sponsored advertisements can be phishing websites impersonating popular brands.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo stay safe, check the website address carefully, use a previously saved bookmark or type the known address directly instead of using search engines,\u201d the police advised.<\/p>\n
Phishing websites use domain extensions different from SIMBA\u2019s legitimate domain, the police said.<\/p>\n
Some examples of websites that impersonated SIMBA\u2019s website include: simba-sg.asia, simba.sg-fastrecharge.shop, simba.sg-topup.icu and simba.sg-recharge.life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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