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At least S$1.3mil lost in October to scammers posing as Simba staff and government officials in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Be on alert for scams where fraudsters pretend to be telco staff from Simba before patching victims through to fake government officials to trick them into transferring large sums of money.

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10月份,新加坡至少有130万新元被冒充辛巴员工和政府官员的诈骗分子骗走。

In recent scams, fraudsters posing as Simba staff would claim victims’ details had been compromised and route calls to fake government officials who would trick targets into handing over large sums of money. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: Be on alert for scams where fraudsters pretend to be telco staff from Simba before patching victims through to fake government officials to trick them into transferring large sums of money.

At least S$1.3 million has been lost to this tactic in October alone, with 59 cases reported within the month, said the police in a news release on Thursday (Oct 29).

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