A 29-year-old man has been arrested for suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams. He is suspected to have cheated victims of various products such as e-scooters, gaming peripherals and drone photography devices on Carousell. After the victims made...
Bear in mind that the party you are dealing with online is a stranger. Before performing a transaction, find out how the website safeguards your interest or can help you resolve a dispute.If an advance payment is required, use a shopping platform that provides an arrangement to release the payment to the seller upon receipt of the item.
Be mindful that although the seller may provide a copy of an identification card or a driver's licence to gain your trust, it may not necessarily belong to the person communicating with you. A scammer may use a local bank account to enhance credibility; but the owner of the account may not be the person communicating with you.
For more information on scams, visit scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam hotline on 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information on such scams may call the police hotline on 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at
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