Scummy scammers have found another cunning way to get unguarded folks to part with sensitive personal information — this time by using a fake United Overseas Bank (UOB) website that looks very much like the real deal.
Yesterday, the Singapore Police Force issued an advisory that warned the public not to fall for phishing websites via text messages fraudulently sent by UOB. How the scam works is that the victims will receive an SMS purportedly sent by the bank, informing them of a new account notification, and a link to a website with the URL “UOB-MOB.com”.
It is on this fraudulent site that victims are asked to enter their personal information and exact credit card details for “verification purposes”. The scammers would, of course, use all the information to make their own transactions.
One UOB customer had as much as €1,189 (S$1,927) pilfered after he fell for the ruse.
UOB has since noted that it’ll be conducting investigations into the scam, adding that it has implemented additional monitoring of card transactions.
“We would like to remind customers that we do not send unsolicited SMS or emails asking you to click on a link and to enter your personal or account details into a website,” the bank wrote in a statement. Customers were also told to always confirm that they are on a legitimate and secure website by checking the closed padlock symbol in the URL bar.
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