Two in three S’pore residents not reporting scams on messaging platforms: WhatsApp survey


The three most common scams encountered on WhatsApp were investment, phishing and job types. — AFP

SINGAPORE: Two in three Singapore residents are not reporting scam messages they receive on messaging platforms, a survey commissioned by WhatsApp has found.

More than half of the 500 respondents said they did not report these messages to the platforms as they believed they were not likely to fall victim to the ruse.

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