At least S$34,000 lost in S’pore to scams involving fake travel agent websites

SINGAPORE: At least 35 men and women have fallen prey to frauds involving the non-shipping and delivery of vacation-associated services considering that the begin of the calendar year, with losses amounting to at least S$34,000 (RM107,216).

The police reported on Tuesday (July 5) that it has noticed an maximize in these cons, which require visa applications, arrival card apps and flight bookings designed via faux vacation agent sites.

Victims had accessed these sites imagining they were being legitimate and keyed in their personal and payment card specifics.

They then received e-mail inquiring for far more info to complete their software.

When their purposes and buys were not processed, the victims checked with the relevant authorities and organizations and learnt they experienced been ripped off.

Law enforcement stated members of the public need to examine with the Singapore Tourism Board and the Nationwide Affiliation of Journey Agents Singapore if a vendor is an accredited journey agent.

They should also obtain air tickets from authorised sellers or reliable sources.

Travellers are recommended to refer to the Ministry of Overseas Affairs’ web-site for the suitable visa purposes to journey out of Singapore, and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s web-site for entry demands into Singapore.

Law enforcement reported fraudulent credit history or debit card charges ought to be reported to the banks and the playing cards should really be cancelled promptly. – The Straits Instances (Singapore)/Asia Information Community