The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned yesterday that scammers have been found sending QR codes from unknown sources to victims in order to steal their MPay account details.
According to a statement, the Judiciary Police have discovered that scammers have recently set up fake Facebook pages offering “air-conditioning cleaning services” to attract enquiries from members of the public.
When people make contact, the statement said, the scammers send a QR code of unknown origin on the pretext of “booking registration”. Once scanned, the victim is redirected to a fake MPay phishing website, which prompts them to enter sensitive information such as their MPay account number, login password and payment PIN.
After obtaining these details, the scammers immediately use the victim’s MPay account to make purchases on other platforms, resulting in financial losses, according to the statement.
The Judiciary Police reminded the public to exercise caution when shopping online and never to scan QR codes from unknown sources – before making any transaction, always verify the authenticity of the offer through the merchant’s official channels or physical stores whenever possible. Besides, legitimate businesses will not ask you to provide complete payment platform account details, passwords or one-time verification codes through unfamiliar links or QR codes, the statement underlined.
If you have any doubts, you can use the PJ’s Anti-Fraud Programme to check the risk level, or call the anti-fraud hotline on 8800 7777 or the emergency hotline on 993 for assistance.
This infographic provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday warns residents to be wary of an MPay code registration scam.
