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24-02-2022, 01:50 PM
Scammers now using QR codes, including for Singpass, in their ploys
PUBLISHED FEB 23, 2022, 9:58 PM SGT
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SINGAPORE - Scammers have diversified to include using QR codes to dupe victims, with the police warning of two new scams involving the barcode.
Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) on Wednesday (Feb 23) warned of a scam involving a printed flier of a Grab food voucher giveaway and a QR code. The QR code leads to a request for personal details.
Grab clarified that it did not create the flier and does not have promotions that require users to scan a QR code to redeem vouchers, said the NPC.
This comes after the police said on Tuesday that a Singpass QR code scam has surfaced in which victims are asked to fill out surveys in exchange for a monetary reward.
The scammers would send victims a Singpass QR code claiming that the victims had to verify their identity and accept the rewards, but the QR code is, in fact, a screenshot of a legitimate online service seeking authentification.
Many websites, including those of government agencies, telecoms companies, insurance firms and banks authenticate their services using Singpass.
By scanning the QR code and authorising the transaction, victims would be tricked into giving the scammers access to these online services.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/c...heir-ploys
PUBLISHED FEB 23, 2022, 9:58 PM SGT
FacebookTwitter
SINGAPORE - Scammers have diversified to include using QR codes to dupe victims, with the police warning of two new scams involving the barcode.
Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) on Wednesday (Feb 23) warned of a scam involving a printed flier of a Grab food voucher giveaway and a QR code. The QR code leads to a request for personal details.
Grab clarified that it did not create the flier and does not have promotions that require users to scan a QR code to redeem vouchers, said the NPC.
This comes after the police said on Tuesday that a Singpass QR code scam has surfaced in which victims are asked to fill out surveys in exchange for a monetary reward.
The scammers would send victims a Singpass QR code claiming that the victims had to verify their identity and accept the rewards, but the QR code is, in fact, a screenshot of a legitimate online service seeking authentification.
Many websites, including those of government agencies, telecoms companies, insurance firms and banks authenticate their services using Singpass.
By scanning the QR code and authorising the transaction, victims would be tricked into giving the scammers access to these online services.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/c...heir-ploys
