Police are aware of this e-commerce scam variant where scammers post deals to get victims to pay a fee. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – When Mr Uron saw there were used portable air-cons up for grabs on a Telegram group chat for giving away items for free, he jumped at the opportunity to replace his own device that been recently damaged.
But when he turned up, no one answered the door, and the man who offered the air-conditioner on the messaging app chat group could not be contacted. Mr Uron later realised that he had fallen for a scam. Others in the Telegram group were not so lucky and lost money to fraudsters who demanded a delivery fee to send the items.In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police confirm that a report was lodged, and investigations are ongoing.
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