SINGAPORE: A harmful Android wireless application and mooncake scams carried out on social media platforms have claimed the lives of at least 27 victims.
According to the police on Tuesday( Sep 5 ), total losses in August totaled at least S 325, 000 ( US$ 238, 740 ). & nbsp,
In this new scam form, patients may come across ads for the purchase of mooncakes on Facebook and Instagram. & nbsp,
Scammers would then use WhatsApp to contact them and point them in the direction of destructive links where they could make payments. & nbsp,
According to the police,” these malicious links will cause victims to download an Android Package Kit ( APK ) file.” & nbsp,
These records, which were made for the Android operating system, are malware-containing.nbsp. & nbsp,