WhatsApp scams and text scams can deceive users into giving away personal information and trick them into paying money for fake services or products. According to Robokiller, there were 19.2 billion spam texts sent in January 2024 alone. This equates to nearly 19 spam texts for every person in the…
The WhatsApp ‘mum and dad scam’ explained | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
Police have issued a warning over the ‘mum and dad’ WhatsApp scam. (PA) WhatsApp users have been warned about a “mum and dad scam” which has seen one woman conned out of £16,000. Scammers have been posing as family members to convince their victims to transfer funds, before disappearing without…
Record number of scam cases in Singapore in 2023, even as total amount of money lost to scammers fell slightly | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
A lottery message scam (left) and a scam phone call (Photos: Getty Images) SINGAPORE — Singapore saw a record number of scam cases in 2023 with 46,563 reported – a whopping 46.8 per cent spike compared to 31,728 reported in 2022 – even though the total amount of money lost…
Mother of 3 ‘charmed’ by love scammers helps them open bank accounts, gets jail | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
SINGAPORE — A mother of three befriended two men online and helped them to open bank accounts that were used by scammers to receive money from victims. Isabella Sarah Lim Gek, 58, was sentenced to jail for six weeks and 10 days on Thursday (March 7). She pleaded guilty to two counts…
Beware of Valentine’s Day Romance scams; here is what happens | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
Love is in the air and online dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid are humming with activity courtesy the approaching Valentine’s Day. All these online dating apps are definitely a great way to find love and build relationships, but what comes free with them are romance scams! There are…
Romance Scams: Fake pilot scams women | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
Four women from different towns in Kwazulu Natal have contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) over the past week reporting a man identifying himself as a Pilot that had scammed them of thousands of Rands. The man introduced himself as Ravi Kumar, a single Airline Pilot residing in Los Angeles…
messages from your ‘friends’ that try to take over your phone | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
A dangerous new scam is circulating around mobile messenger WhatsApp. Fraudsters are targeting users with messages containing genuine-looking links integrated into a current conversation loop. The message might say something like ‘Look’ alongside the harmful link. What makes the scam so effective is that as the link appears on an existing conversation…
How Indian Techie in US Got Cheated by Hinge’s Crypto Fraud; What is Pig Butchering Scam? How to Avoid PiPa News | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
How Indian Techie in US Got Cheated by Hinge’s Crypto Fraud; What is Pig Butchering Scam? How to Avoid The Indian-American woman, who lost her savings of millions of dollars, was the victim of a ‘pig butchering scam’ involving online romance, fake crypto returns and human trafficking. Shreya Datta, 37,…
Christmas scams: what’s behind strangers’ WhatsApp messages and missed calls | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
It has happened to everyone and perhaps, with the arrival of the Christmas holidays, even several times in the space of a few days. We have already talked about the Christmas fake parcel and phishing scam, but in the cauldron – this time – even legitimate activities end up, or…
16 Ongoing Scams In Singapore To Look Out For | #whatsapp | #lovescams | #phonescams
Ongoing scams in Singapore Scammers are getting more creative these days. Whether it’s upping their game to appear more “legit” or simply hacking their way through well-oiled systems, these tactics can get to even the most discerning of folks. Here are some of the ongoing scams in Singapore that you…