ScamShield Alert - alerts about scammers

With 11.11, Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up, be vigilant of online shopping scams. Scammers may post fake deals or run livestreams selling scratch cards and mystery bags with fake prizes 🎁⚠️ How they trick you: 💸 Ask for payment via bank transfer, PayNow or DuitNow 🔗 Send phishing links that steal bank details and OTPs 🎫 Request extra fees to “upgrade” chances or claim winnings Protect yourself: ✅ Buy from reputable sources (check go.gov.sg/mhatsr) ✅ Install apps only from official stores ✅ Use secure in-platform payment options 📰 Read the bulletin to find out more. Together, we can ACT against scams! 💪

Enhance your scam resilience this weekend! - Learn to spot scam signs 🔍⚠️ - Take protective measures to enhance your defense against scams 💪🏼🛡️‼️ Join us at the National Anti-Scam Roadshow with your loved ones! 👥👥 📅 8-9 Nov (Sat-Sun) ⏰10am-8pm 📍Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium 🌐go.gov.sg/AntiScamRoadshow   #WeCanACTAgainstScams

Fighting scams is a team effort 💪🇸🇬 With the right know-how, we can all ACT against scams to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Swipe to learn some tips! See you at our roadshow! 📅 8-9 Nov (Sat-Sun) ⏰10am-8pm 📍Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium 🌐go.gov.sg/AntiScamRoadshow #WeCanACTAgainstScams

Watch out for scams! 🫨🫨 Anyone can be scammed and scams hit us when our defences are down. 😰😵💫 Read the articles to learn more about Government Officials Impersonation Scams. #1: Near-Miss Scam Experience ➡️ Ссылка скрыта #2: Unlikely Scam Victim ➡️ Ссылка скрыта Take action today to enhance your protection against scams! Join us at the “We Can Act Against Scams” Roadshow to increase your scams resilience 💪🏻🔋🏆 🗓️ 8-9 November 2025 🕰️ 10am - 8pm 📍Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium ➡️ Learn more: Ссылка скрыта

Looking to enhance your scams resilience but unsure where to start? 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♀️ ✅💪🏻🔥 Join us at the Anti-Scam Roadshow! Play and learn while reinforcing your defence against scams 🛝📝💡and receive exclusive collectibles and snacks! 🎁🍿 Come on down with your family and friends to ignite your scam-smart journey 🛣️💥🛡️🕺🏻 🗓️ 8-9 November 2025 📍 Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium

More than S$67.2mil lost to scams in September 2025! There were more than 40 cases of scams involving impersonation of Alipay in September 2025. Scammers would pretend to be from Alipay and inform victims they had an existing Alipay subscription. To avoid recurrent payment for Alipay services, victims were tricked to transfer money to scammers as part of the subscription cancellation process. Unsure if something is a scam? 📞 Call and check with the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799.

Straits Times 'ACT Against Scams' column series: Article 4 ‼️Government Officials Impersonation Scams (GOIS) remain a serious concern! 🚨 Scammers impersonate government officials (e.g Police, MAS), financial institutions (e.g., UnionPay) or even foreign law enforcement officials, and allege victims of being involved in criminal activities. To prove their innocence and aid "investigations", victims are tricked into: - Transferring money to "safety" bank accounts or - Handing over physical cash or valuables (e.g., gold bars) to an "undercover officer", or leaving the items at secluded locations. 🗞️ *Read the article to learn more!* English - Ссылка скрыта 华语 - Ссылка скрыта Malay - Ссылка скрыта தமிழ் - Ссылка скрыта 📢 Remember! - Government Officials, including the Police, will never ask you to transfer money over a call. - Never transfer monies or other valuables to any unknown person, or place monies or valuables at physical locations to facilitate subsequent collection. Unsure if something is a scam? Call and check with the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799! ☎️

Monthly Scams Bulletin #10 (3 Oct 2025) 🚫 Don’t be a scam mule by sharing your SingPass, bank account(s) and/or SIM card(s) with others. Scammers may exploit these accounts and phone lines to perpetrate scams and other criminal activities. 😡 You will also be liable for legal penalties, including imprisonment, and may have restricted access to SingPass, bank/payment account(s) and phone lines. 😮 📰 Read the bulletin to find out more about scam mules. Together, we can ACT against scams! 💪