Using supermarket “elderly discounts” as bait, fake websites cheat senior citizens’ entrance fees
Published by Lianhe Zaobao on January 14, 2021 3:30 AM
The victims all realized that they were deceived after registering as a member and paying the membership fee, only to find that they had not received any email notification.
The scammers targeted the elderly, set up a fake website “Senior Privileges” and provided a fake membership system, so that the registered seniors could think that they could shop at a low price, but they did not realize that it was a trap of scammers.
The police issued a statement yesterday (January 13) to remind the public not to be fooled. Victims may learn about the membership system of “Senior Advantage” through online advertisements or email advertisements. If they click on the link attached to the advertisement, the victim will be taken to a fake website. The membership system provided by these websites uses the bait that only the elderly can register as a member, attracting them to think that after registering as a member, they can get special discount prices from supermarkets, restaurants and other retail stores. However, the website is not associated with the supermarkets, restaurants, and retail stores.
The victims all realized that they were deceived after registering as a member and paying the membership fee, only to find that they had not received any email notification. The police also pointed out that some victims found themselves fooled after searching the company’s information online.
According to the screenshot of the “Senior Discount” website attached to the statement, the website slogans “Almost all Singapore stores can save 70% of the cost” and the trademarks of Giant supermarket and NTUC FairPrice are attached. , It is easy to make people think that they can enjoy discounts in these big supermarkets, and believe that they can register as a member.
The police reminded that the public should be more vigilant when clicking on links in “unsolicited” advertisements, especially those who seem “too much better”. In addition, the public must also confirm the authenticity of the information from the resources on the official website and should immediately notify the payment service provider when encountering any fraudulent transactions.
To learn more about anti-fraud information, the public can go online or call the anti-fraud hotline 1800-722-6688 or go to the website or dial 1800-255-0000 to provide clues about fraud. The public can also register to join the “Spot the signs. Stop the crimes.” campaign to prevent fraud cases and avoid becoming the next victim.
以超市“乐龄优惠”为诱饵 假网站骗年长者入会费
来自 / 联合早报 发布 / 2021年1月14日 3:30 AM
受害者都是在注册成会员并缴付会员费后，发现没有收到任何一封电邮通知，才恍然大悟受骗。
骗子专挑年长人士下手，设立假网站“乐龄优惠”并提供假会员制度，让注册成为会员的年长者以为能够以低价购物，殊不知其实是骗子的圈套。
警方昨天（1月13日）发文告提醒公众不要上当。受害者可能通过网上广告或是电邮广告得知“乐龄优惠”（Senior Advantage）的会员制度，只要点击附在广告中的链接，受害者就会被带到一个假冒的网站。这些网站所提供的会员制度，以只有年长人士能够注册成为会员条件为诱饵，吸引他们以为注册成为会员后，就能获得超市、餐厅和其他零售商店的特别优惠价格。然而，该网站与其中的超市、餐厅和零售商店都没有关联。
受害者都是在注册成会员并缴付会员费后，发现没有收到任何一封电邮通知，才恍然大悟受骗。警方也指出，有些受害者在网上查找该公司的资料后，才惊觉自己上当。
根据文告附上的“乐龄优惠”网站截图，网站上打着“在几乎所有新加坡商店都能省下70%费用”的广告词，并附有巨人（Giant）超市和职总平价超市的商标，容易让人以为能够在这些大超市享有优惠，而信以为真注册成为会员。
警方提醒，公众在点击“不请自来”广告中的链接时应该提高警惕，尤其是那些看起来“好过头”的好康。另外，公众也务必从官方网站的资源来确认信息的真实性，在遇到任何欺诈交易时，应该马上通知付款服务供应商。
若要了解更多防诈骗资讯，公众可上网或拨打反诈骗热线1800-722-6688，也可以到网站或拨打1800-255-0000提供骗案的线索。公众也可注册加入“识破骗局，制止犯罪”（Spot the signs. Stop the crimes. ） 运动，一起防范诈骗案件，避免成为下一个受害者。
$2 to buy a mobile phones
Translate from Lianhe Zaobao Dated 2019年6月26日 3:30 AM
The report claims that the mobile phone giant is running an online promotion, and the public can snap up a brand-new phone by simply filling in the email address and paying $2.
The report even interviewed “lucky winner” who claimed that they had received a new phone after paying $2.
Wu Chao Qun,45, an internal auditor, was one of the readers who reported the matter to this newspaper. As he browsed the Facebook last Thursday, he saw such paid promotional posts with a sensational headline claiming that the public could buy mobile phones at low prices.
“I clicked on it and read it, and I was surprised to see the article using the sign of the “Lianhe Zaobao” Post. Although the content of the article is fake at first glance, I am still worried that some elderly people will be convinced because they see the logo of the “Lianhe Zaobao”.
Another member of the public, Chen Shun Zhong (taxi driver), was nearly fooled. He said he was curious to try when he visited a similar site on Friday (21st) because it appeared to quote the “Lianhe Zaobao”.
After he entered the promotion page, he filled in the credit card details, which went on to show an IQ test questions. Chen Shun Zhong founded something wrong, hastened to contact the bank, write off the existing credit card. Fortunately, the bank confirmed after enquiries that there were no suspicious transactions on the credit card, but for security reasons, he was still processed for a new card.
Chen Shun Zhong said that he read the “Lianhe Zaobao” every day, and that the newspaper didn’t send out similar news, so he was able to confirm that the article on the website was false.
The “Lianhe Zaobao” is a newspaper owned by Singapore Press Holdings, Chinese Media Group. The Group was informed about this about two weeks ago and has so far received reports from about 10 readers. zaobao.sg also warned the public not to be fooled through its Facebook pages on the 11th and 23rd of this month.
The post read: “We have recently received a reader’s notice that we have seen articles and advertisements with the logo of the “Lianhe Zaobao” on Facebook. The “Lianhe Zaobao” or zaobao.sg have not authorized the logo on these sites, imploring readers not to believe it or not to click.
数网站冒用早报标志骗信用卡资料 公众不要上当
来自 / 联合早报 发布 / 2019年6月26日 3:30 AM
数个网站冒用《联合早报》标志刊登虚假报道，声称公众能以低价购得崭新手机，误导他们填写信用卡资料，至今已有10人向本报举报。
据读者分享的截图，这类网站会在文章内附上《联合早报》的标志，让人误以为这是一篇真实报道。
以“2元买手机”好康为饵 还有“幸运儿”专访报道
报道声称，有手机巨头在举办网络促销活动，公众只须填写电邮地址和支付2元，就能抢购到一台崭新手机。
报道甚至访问了其他“幸运儿”，声称他们在支付2元后，果真收到新手机。
内部审计师吴超群（45岁）是其中一位向本报举报此事的读者。他上周四（20日）在浏览面簿时，看到这类付费推广的贴文，标题耸动，声称公众能以低价购得手机。
“我点击进去阅读，很惊讶看到文章冒用《联合早报》的标志。虽然文章内容一看就是假的，但我还是担心有年长者会因为看到《联合早报》的标志而信以为真。”
另一名公众陈顺忠（德士司机）就差点上当。他说，上周五（21日）浏览类似网站时，因网站似乎引用了《联合早报》的报道，他才好奇试一试。
他在进入促销页面后，填写了信用卡资料，页面却接着显示一道IQ测试题。陈顺忠这才发觉不对劲，赶紧与银行联络，注销现有信用卡。所幸银行经查询后确认信用卡没有出现可疑交易，但为安全起见，仍为他办理一张新卡。
陈顺忠说，他每天阅读《联合早报》，而报章从未刊登类似新闻，他因此得以肯定上述网站的文章是假的。
《联合早报》是新加坡报业控股华文媒体集团旗下报章。集团在约两周前获知此事，至今已接到约10名读者的举报。zaobao.sg也曾在本月11日和23日，通过其面簿页提醒公众不要上当。
Adidas free shoes scam
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IKEA Singapore warns of scam messages offering free vouchers
The messages, which contain bad spelling and grammatical errors.
Online survey promising $500 in supermarket vouchers a scam: NTUC FairPrice
Published by Straits Times Dated JUL 13, 2016, 5:04 PM SGT
FairPrice is celebrating its 45th anniversary and giving away free vouchers worth S$350. I just received mine free voucher
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NTUC FairPrice has warned of a phishing scam that promises to give away $500 in vouchers to consumers who fill in an online survey.
The online survey, which uses NTUC FairPrice’s logo, tells participants that they will get $500 of FairPrice shopping vouchers if they answer questions about their shopping habits then forward the link to 10 other contacts.
They are then asked to fill in their personal details. It has been circulating online and on WhatsApp.
“Please note that this is not created or endorsed by FairPrice and we advise our customers to be wary of such campaigns,” NTUC said in a Facebook post on Tuesday (July 12).
Similar scams have been seen in the past, with one promising $500 in Ikea vouchers last year.
For more information, customers can call FairPrice’s customer relations hotline on 6552-2722.
BEWARE! STARBUCKS GIFT CARD SCAM!
Published on Starbucks Facebook on 19 Oct 2011
Starbucks is giving FREE $70 Gift Card to celebrate its 47th anniversary, Go here to get yours: “http://www.starɓucks.com/rewards” Enjoy !.
Often receive online promotion, but not sure whether true or not.
There are few things you can check on
1: Go to any search engines and find the promotion key word, if any promotion or scam should be listed.
2: Go to the merchant’s website or Facebook to check, if there is any promotion, normally should show on their home page
3: Take a closer look on the URL provided, the scam works by using a link which appears almost identical to the merchant’s legitimate website, but with one small difference.
Example: Starbucks
The fake URL with a special character of ɓ. This ɓ is not b. Be careful!
Starbucks home page: http://www.starbucks.com.sg/
But the link provided is http://www.starɓucks.com/rewards
4: Please protect yourself by not sharing your personal information or clicking on any suspicious links. Do spread the word to your friends so they are aware.