Scammers would tell victims there were payment discrepancies or claim they had won a prize from the ecommerce marketplace. — 123rf.com
SINGAPORE: At least 66 people have fallen prey to scammers impersonating staff from ecommerce marketplaces since January this year, losing at least S$466,000 (RM1.48mil) in total.
The police issued a statement on Friday (May 20) warning of this growing risk, with victims getting phone calls from scammers over issues with their ecommerce platform accounts.
