Spike in scams involving Netflix, SingPost and StarHub as more depend on digital services amid Covid-19
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SINGAPORE - Did you get an e-mail or text message from Netflix asking you to update your payment details? Do not click on it as it is most likely a phishing scam, since the streaming giant does not ask for credit card or bank account details via e-mail and tSpike in scams involving Netflix, SingPost and StarHub as more depend on digital services amid Covid-19
SINGAPORE - Did you get an e-mail or text message from Netflix asking you to update your payment details? Do not click on it as it is most likely a phishing scam, since the streaming giant does not ask for credit card or bank account details via e-mail and texts. With more people turning to popular online services such as Netflix while they stay at home amid the pandemic, scammers have been targeting these users, leading to a spike in non-banking-related phishing scams this year. Police told The Straits Times that there were 238 non-banking-related phishing scams reported between January and June, a huge jump from the seven reported in the same period last year. There are likely more of such scams since. In the first half of 2020, the amount of money cheated through such scams was about $268,000, which is 67 times the $4,000 duped during the same period last year. Besides impersonating Netflix staff, scammers also sent phishing e-mails pretending to be from SingPost, StarHub and PayPal, as more people turn to digital offerings to do everything from remote working to shopping and entertainment. Read more