Victims lose more than S$259,000 in courier phishing scams since Jun 24

Victims lose more than S$259,000 in courier phishing scams since Jun 24 At least 43 cases have been reported to the police, including at least 20 on Jul 13 alone. SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force has warned of an increase in phishing scams impersonating courier companies, with at least 43 cases reported and losses exceeding S$259,000 (US$200,700) since Jun 24. At least 20 reports were lodged on Jul 13 alone. In an advisory on Wednesday (Jul 15), police noted that scammers contacted their victims through text messages from numbers with the country code +212 (Morocco), or email addresses that "appear to come from recognised couriers such as NinjaVan and J&T Express". Victims were informed that their parcels could not be delivered due to an "invalid" address and told to update their delivery address within 24 hours through a link that closely resembled the courier's genuine URL. The link led to a spoofed website where they were to prompted to pay a small "re-delivery fee", ranging from S$0.06 to S$1.64. Some victims had their credit cards added to Google Pay or Apple Pay without their knowledge after entering their banking details and authorising the transactions. Victims typically discovered they had been scammed only after noticing unauthorised transactions made to their cards or bank accounts, police said. The police urged the public to take the following precautions to avoid falling victim to such scams: - Download the ScamShield app and add security features such as two-factor or multifactor authentication for their banks. Transaction limits should also be set up for for internet banking - Check for scam signs with official sources like the ScamShield WhatsApp bot, or call the Anti-Scam Helpline at 1800-722-6688 - Tell the authorities, family and friends about scams and report fraudulent transactions immediately Anyone with information on such scams may call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. [Image text:] J&T Express: The address on file is incomplete.Delivery will be adjusted.Please update your address via the link below. https://JTexpress4503.cc/sg (Reply Y and reopen this message to access the link, or copy it into your browser.) #Encrypted Today536M a Van] Deliv FAKE d to deliver your G7849201536but countered an incomplete address entry missing your building name or floor level.The package is currently stored in our temporary hoiding vault awaiting your correction. Please click here to update your dress for re-deli http:// ninjavan.coyte.top/en-sg Note: If no valid address update is processed within 24 hours, the package will face an automatic Return to Sender (RTS) policy, and all original delivery slots will be forfeited. -J&TExpress Text Message-SMS Beport Spam THECOMPANY RESOURCES CONTACTUS RECENT ARTICLES VOLUME HITS NEW HIGH J&TEXPRESS Redelivery contribution payment A contributionis required to arrange a new delivery of yourT Exress preThe amort covers hanng and rescheduling activities across our networic After peyment confmationthe shipment wl be rescheoused according to J&T Express cperational timelines Amount to pay FAKE der, it @in Privacy Poicy Terms of Use Bownload Aop J&Tauss eon caro Card Number 0000000000000000 Expiry Date MM/YY CVV 123