Singapore warns of new variants of phishing scams offering tax refunds and involving tax evasion


Members of the public are advised to click on only links with "iras.gov.sg" or "go.gov.sg" in them. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two new phishing scam variants targeting taxpayers are making their rounds – one offers tax refunds, while another involves alleged unreported income and tax evasion.

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) issued a warning to the public on Tuesday (Oct 4).

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