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Scams typically arrive as text messages, e-mails from trusted entities like banks and even SingPost or Grab

Phishing scams are in the spotlight again, with378 people falling victim in the first two weeks of this month alone, the police said in a statement yesterday.

These phishing scams typically come as text messages or e-mails from addresses impersonating those of trusted entities, making fake offers or claims to trick recipients into clicking on a link to a phishing website address. 

Trusted entities include institutions like banks, government agencies, trade unions and companies such as SingPost or Grab...

Part of an article found in today's The New Paper