1. The messages in the following are commonly passed on nowadays over through the internet, short message service (SMS) and even through your mobile by the fraudsters.
2. Winning of cash prizes in lucky draws conducted by overseas companies.
3. You had commited a serious crime!
4. Your son had met with an accident and been warded into the local hospital.
5. The fraudsters will request a sum of up-front payments as the overseas administration or processing fee via remittance companies.
6. To lend credence to the claims, the fraudsters even provide victims will login PINs and website addresses, or phone numbers puportedly belonging to overseas audit or law firms.
7. Please do note that all the abovementioned regarding winning of cash prizes which you are not aware of, do not exist.
8. Victims are normally to those who are unaware of the procedures, greed of money, old folks who are concern of their children and so on.
9. It is advised that as scams often take different forms and the fraudsters change tactics regularly. Legitimate lottery companies do not ask for up-front payments before the release of the winnings.
10. If you have any information pertaining to such scams, please call Commercial Affairs Department @ 1800 325 0000 or Bukit Panjang NPC @ 1800 892 9999.
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