Police warn public about lottery scam
Police have issued a warning about a lottery scam involving an email purportedly sent by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) with its logo.
The police said a report was made on Wednesday. The complainant had received an email allegedly sent by an airline company to inform the person that a lottery prize money amounting to over US$100,000 had been won.
The complainant later received another email, purportedly sent by the SPF with its logo displayed, to verify the complainant's "winning" status as the recipient of the airline company's lottery programme.
The police have clarified that this is a scam.
In a statement, the SPF said it does not endorse any private sales promotions or lucky draws, and would like to remind the public to be wary of emails asking for money transfers in exchange for prizes or other rewards.
It added that the police take a serious view of such email scams as it undermines the public's trust in the police force.
Anyone who receives such emails should do the following:
1) Call the police immediately at '999' to report the case;
2) Do not give one's particulars or bank account details over the Internet to unknown persons.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Police have issued a warning about a lottery scam involving an email purportedly sent by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) with its logo.
The police said a report was made on Wednesday. The complainant had received an email allegedly sent by an airline company to inform the person that a lottery prize money amounting to over US$100,000 had been won.
The complainant later received another email, purportedly sent by the SPF with its logo displayed, to verify the complainant's "winning" status as the recipient of the airline company's lottery programme.
The police have clarified that this is a scam.
In a statement, the SPF said it does not endorse any private sales promotions or lucky draws, and would like to remind the public to be wary of emails asking for money transfers in exchange for prizes or other rewards.
It added that the police take a serious view of such email scams as it undermines the public's trust in the police force.
Anyone who receives such emails should do the following:
1) Call the police immediately at '999' to report the case;
2) Do not give one's particulars or bank account details over the Internet to unknown persons.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
