Scammers created a fake Facebook page of Takashimaya Shopping Centre and used it to run a fraudulent advertisement involving a heavily discounted Chanel bag. The Facebook ad, which is still running, claims that Takashimaya has launched an online event with luxury brand...
The fake Takashimaya Facebook page, which had four likes and four followers as at Thursday evening, has three posts that scammers had copied from the department store’s legitimate Facebook page. It also includes Takashimaya’s actual information counter telephone number and e-mail address for general inquiries.
“We wish to alert everyone that there are websites and social media accounts impersonating us by wrongfully using the Takashimaya logo and name, and that attempts at consumer fraud may have been made,” it said. “Any correspondence from other avenues seeking to obtain personal information, account login details or engage in any form of transaction is a hoax,” it added.
Between January and March, at least 305 people have lost about $1.7 million to scammers pretending to be property agents. These scammers put up online property listings on various advertisement websites, including Facebook and Carousell, to entice victims into starting a conversation with them.
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