July 18, 2021
Police advise people not to accept dubious job offers that offer lucrative returns for minimal effort.
The Straits Times file
SINGAPORE - All it took was a few clicks to like a few videos and comments on a social media page, and Amanda (not her real name) earned $2. I thought it was a pretty simple task, she said, adding that she was paid via PayNow.
But that easy money, introduced to her via a WhatsApp message from a foreign number, was the bait that landed her in a job scam causing her to lose more than $70,000 in three days last month.
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Lured by $2 payout, woman in S pore lost over $70,000 in job scam
The Singapore police advise people not to accept dubious job offers that offer lucrative returns for minimal effort.PHOTO: ST FILE
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