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Singapore: Religion-related Lottery Scam Cheats Dozens of $500k

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3 years ago

March 8, 2023

Niji Narayan

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At least 55 victims have lost no less than $507,000 to a lottery scam in 2023, the police said last Thursday.

The victims would receive unsolicited messages from scammers over WhatsApp or other social media platforms. In these messages, the scammers would either claim to represent religious figures, or be affiliated to religious figures.

The scammers would then ask the victims if they would like to be blessed with wealth, the police said.

After the victims agree, the scammers would offer to buy lottery numbers for the victims and then inform them that they had won.

The victims would then be asked to transfer a portion of their winnings or pay various administrative fees before they could get their full winnings.

The victims would realise that they had been scammed when the scammers repeatedly delayed the transfer of the winnings.

The police advised the public to protect themselves from scams by installing the ScamShield App and being wary of offers that promise financial windfalls, and offers that request money transfers in return for a larger fortune.

The police said that the public should also report suspicious numbers to WhatsApp to initiate in-app blocking and report any suspected fraudulent social media posts or users.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.