Scammers would then contact the people on your mobile phone contact list, impersonating you to borrow money
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force issued a warning on Tuesday concerning a type of scam involving fake job posts on the social media platform Facebook.
Afterwards, they will be given an Android Package Kit file via WhatsApp to download and obtain their particulars. However, these APK files contained malware, allowing the fraudsters to even obtain data from the victims’ mobile phones. As an added layer of protection, the police have urged everyone to activate the two-step verification feature when they use WhatsApp.
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