Singapore Customs issues scam alert on ‘parcel clearance’ fraud SMS and phishing link

In a Facebook post, the agency said: “Singapore Customs would like to alert the public about a circulating Scam SMS. The SMS FALSELY claims to be from Singapore Customs by identifying itself as ‘S.G. Customs’. We do NOT use ‘SGCustoms’ (or any variation of this) as part of our corporate identity or on digital/social media platforms.”

14 victims lose SGD 100K+ within 6 days in Singtel ‘reward points’ SMS phishing scam

Modus operandi of the latest September 2024 Singtel SMS scam matches that of the past year. The June 2023 police advisory had explained: “In this scam variant, the victim would receive an unsolicited SMS prompting the victim to click on a fraudulent link to claim a reward before the expiry of his Singtel points.”

USA: Indian origin motel manager fatally punched in Oklahoma City, one arrested

Police in USA’s Oklahoma City arrested a man for fatally punching an Indian origin male during a confrontation at a motel on Saturday, June 22. As per law enforcement officers, a call was received at around 10 pm, asking them to come to the motel parking lot near Interstate 40 and Meridian Avenue. The deceased […]

Swiss court finds Hindujas guilty of exploiting Indian staff; UK’s wealthiest family sentenced to jail

A court in Switzerland has found several members of the Hinduja family guilty of exploiting their Indian employees at their Geneva villa. The wealthiest family in the United Kingdom, with a reported net worth of USD 20 billion, now faces jail term stretching several years. A judge found four members of the family guilty of […]

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