“After agreeing to the sale of the item, the scammer would tell victims that he would need the victims’ contact information to make payments via well-known logistic companies such as FedEx and SingPost.”
The scammer would then send a phishing URL link to the victims via Carousell’s in-app chat and third-party chats like WhatsApp, instructing the victims to click on the link to receive payment, police said.
“However, upon clicking on these URL links, victims would be redirected to fraudulent websites, where they would be tricked into providing their banking details and one-time passwords (OTP) to receive payment.”
Victims would only realise they have been scammed when they discover unauthorised transactions made to their bank accounts, police added.