Police warn of Lalamove delivery job scams, riders lost over $2,000 since September

Lalamove delivery riders should be wary of job scams targeting them with fake purchase and delivery orders.

In an advisory issued on Tuesday (Oct 6) night, police said there has been a surge in such job scams, with at least 13 cases lodged since September and losses amounting to at least $2,000.

In these cases, victims would receive "Buy for Me" orders on Lalamove, requesting them to purchase items from one location and deliver them to another.

Those who accept such orders would then be contacted by the scammer, instructing them to buy Roblox gift cards from a convenience store.

Scammers would then falsely claim that the job can be completed remotely if the redemption codes are shared with them.

After getting the redemption codes, scammers would redeem the gift cards and then would either become uncontactable or cancel the delivery order, leaving the delivery rider to bear the full cost of the gift cards purchased.

The police reminded the delivery community to be wary of those who ask them to purchase gift cards and share redemption codes.

They can report suspicious users or transactions directly to the relevant platform immediately.

Those who are in doubt can call the 24/7 ScamShield helpline at 1799.

Lalamove 送货员应警惕以虚假购买和送货订单为目标的求职诈骗。

警方在周二（10 月 6 日）晚间发布的一份公告中表示，此类求职诈骗案件激增，自 9 月以来至少已立案 13 起，损失金额至少达 2000 美元。

在这些案例中，受害者会在 Lalamove 上收到“帮我买东西”的订单，要求他们从一个地方购买物品并送到另一个地方。

接受此类订单的人随后会接到骗子的联系，被指示从便利店购买 Roblox 礼品卡。

诈骗分子随后会谎称，如果将兑换码分享给他们，就可以远程完成这项工作。

骗子拿到兑换码后，会兑换礼品卡，然后要么失联，要么取消送货订单，让送货员承担所购礼品卡的全部费用。

警方提醒外卖员们要警惕那些要求他们购买礼品卡并分享兑换码的人。

他们可以立即直接向相关平台举报可疑用户或交易。

如有疑问，可拨打 24/7 ScamShield 热线 1799。