'I realise I need more voucher cards': Police warn of boss impersonation scam
There is a new scam doing the rounds — email from your «boss».Since the beginning of the year, at least 25 such cases of scammers impersonating as victims' manager(s) have been reported, with losses amounting to at least $30,000, the police said on Wednesday (Jan 28).In this scam variant, victims would receive emails purportedly sent by their CEO or supervisor, asking them to use their own funds to urgently purchase gift cards, such as those from Apple, Xbox, or Razer Gold, to be used for work.These emails would also bear display names belonging to their CEO or supervisor, while assuring the victims that they would be reimbursed by the company.Victims were also told to provide the redemption codes on the gift cards, which the scammers would use, to make redemptions.They would only realise that they have been scammed after checking with their colleagues.