Ten victims lose at least S$9,000 to phishing scam involving tax refunds

Scammers impersonating Iras personnel would inform recipients that they are eligible for refunds due to prior overcharging of payments. -SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

SINGAPORE: About 10 victims have lost at least S$9000 since Dec 9 to scams involving refunds from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras).

The police said on Dec 20 that victims of this phishing scam variant would receive e-mails from scammers impersonating Iras personnel.

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