Police warn of fake scam recovery ads featuring AI-generated officers

If you have seen advertisements on Facebook featuring police officers promoting scam recovery services, best be wary not to click on them — or you could fall victim to a scam yourself.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Friday (Oct 23) warned of a recent surge in fake Facebook advertisements featuring AI-generated images of police officers promoting scam recovery services.

Users who click on these fake advertisements will be directed to an online form, requesting their contact details.

After that, users will be prompted to provide a One-Time Password (OTP) sent to them via WhatsApp or SMS.

Users may then end up compromising and disclosing their personal credentials or may even accidentally allow unauthorised access to their accounts, said police.

The police have advised members of the public to adopt the A.C.T method - Add, Check and Tell, to safeguard themselves and the community.

Members of the public are encouraged to add the ScamShield app to block scam calls and filter dodgy SMSes, before using the app to check for scam signs.

Should members of public encounter any scam themselves, they are advised to immediately inform their bank before reporting any fraudulent transactions to the authorities.

swetha.sundararajan@asiaone.com

如果你在 Facebook 上看到警察宣传诈骗追回服务的广告，最好小心不要点击它们——否则你也可能成为诈骗的受害者。

新加坡警察部队（SPF）于周五（10月23日）发出警告，近期Facebook上出现大量虚假广告，这些广告利用人工智能生成的警察图像来推销诈骗追回服务。

点击这些虚假广告的用户将被引导至一个在线表格，要求他们提供联系方式。

之后，系统会提示用户提供通过 WhatsApp 或短信发送给他们的“一次性密码”（OTP）。

警方表示，用户最终可能会泄露个人凭证，甚至可能意外允许他人未经授权访问其帐户。

警方建议公众采用 ACT 方法——添加、检查和告知——来保护自己和社区的安全。

我们鼓励公众先安装 ScamShield 应用来拦截诈骗电话和过滤可疑短信，然后再使用该应用检查诈骗迹象。

如果公众遇到任何诈骗行为，建议先立即通知银行，然后再向有关部门举报任何欺诈交易。

swetha.sundararajan@asiaone.com