Phone Scam
In such cases, the fraudster usually attempts to obtain sensitive information over a voice call. The fraudster normally tries to gain the victim’s trust by impersonating a credible individual such as a banking authority or a police investigation officer. Victims may not verify the received calls purportedly made by such persons thinking that the calls are from regulators, to avoid embarrassment or as a result of “warnings” given by the “officer".
Fake phone calls have been on the rise whereby scammers would trick customers into revealing their confidential banking credentials (such as login ID/password/NRIC, etc.) by following given instructions.
To know how to protect yourself against Phone Scams, please read the Notices below:
SMS Scam
SMS scam usually involves SMSes initiated by a fraudster to trick victims into believing that they have won a contest/reward and which attempt to lead them into compromising their banking information and/or create an internet banking facility without the victim even realising it.
This type of scam may also involve ‘identity theft’ since an unauthorised person usually pretends to be a valid account holder and accesses the customer’s account (usually through the internet), unbeknown to the account holder.
Fake SMSes have been on the rise whereby scammers would trick customers into revealing their confidential banking credentials (such as login ID/password/NRIC, etc.) by following given instructions.
To know how to protect yourself against SMSes Scams, please read the Notices below: