At least nine cases of malware scams reported in Singapore since Aug 30, with S$223,000 in losses


The police warned the public to be cautious when dealing with online ads, especially on Facebook. - SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

SINGAPORE: At least nine cases of malware scams were reported since Aug 30, with total losses amounting to about S$223,000.

The victims fell for the emerging variant of the malware scam by responding to fraudulent Facebook advertisements of food items, said the police on Tuesday (Sept 17).

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