SINGAPORE — At least 27 people have fallen victim to a new scam variant involving the sale of mooncakes through social media platforms since August this year, which amounted to total losses of some S$325,000.
In a media statement on Tuesday , the police said that the victims would come across advertisements on Facebook and Instagram for the sale of mooncakes, where buyers would contact the “sellers” via the social messaging platforms to place their orders.
“In some cases, the victims were first instructed to make payment for their mooncake purchase through PayNow or bank transfer. After downloading and installing the APK file, the scammers would be able to access the victim’s device remotely to steal passwords, and the malware with keylogging capabilities would retrieve the victim’s banking credentials.The police said that the public should be reminded of the dangers of downloading apps from third-party or dubious sites.
Only download and install apps from official app stores. Be wary if asked to download unknown apps in order to purchase items or services on social media platforms
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