Man in SG duped into paying US$40 online after using third-party app to scan QR code on recycling machine


The man clicked on an advertisement that brought him to a website that prompted him to enter his credit card information. — Photo: Lianhe Zaobao/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: A man was duped into an online payment of US$39.99 (RM179 or S$53) on Sunday after he used a third-party app to scan a legitimate QR code while trying to recycle his clothes at a recycling machine.

Lianhe Zaobao reported on Friday that a resident in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, who gave his name only as Liu, brought his old clothes to the SG Recycle machine near his home on Sunday morning.

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