Scammers impersonating marketplace platforms send sellers links or QR codes leading to spoofed bank websites.
SINGAPORE – A total of 594 people have lost $1.3 million to scammers on online marketplaces in the past two months, the police said on June 12.
After agreeing on the selling price of the listed items via the platforms’ in-app chat functions, the scammers would then impersonate the relevant online marketplace platforms or delivery companies to inform victims that the money was transferred. Victims who click on the link or scan the QR code would be redirected either to a spoofed bank website, or to a spoofed delivery company website, before arriving at the spoofed bank website.
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