遇到Facebook或Tiktok的商品和服務廣告的Android用戶，為他們提供了一個留下聯繫詳細信息的選擇，以表明他們的興趣必須小心。

警方在4月17日的新聞稿中說，可能是騙子希望引誘受害者在其設備上安裝惡意應用程序。

At least 128 cases of a new variant of e-commerce scams have been reported in Singapore since February 1 this year, with victims losing at least $2.4 million in total, police said on Monday, April 15.

警方在4月15日星期一說，自今年2月1日以來，新加坡至少有128起新型電子商務騙局的案件，受害者總共損失了至少240萬美元。

Android users who come across Facebook or TikTok advertisements for goods and services that offer them an option to leave their contact details to indicate their interest have to be careful. It could be scammers luring victims into installing malicious apps on their devices, police said in a release on Monday.

遇到Facebook或Tiktok的商品和服務廣告的Android用戶，為他們提供了一個留下聯繫詳細信息的選擇，以表明他們的興趣必須小心。警方在周一的一份新聞稿中說，可能是騙子吸引受害者在其設備上安裝惡意應用程序。

After victims leave their contact details to indicate their interest in particular goods or services on a Facebook or TikTok advertisement, scammers would contact their victims through WhatsApp messaging and request a token sum as membership fee payment or an upfront deposit to be made via a URL link.

在受害者留下聯繫方式以表明他們對Facebook或Tiktok廣告上的特定商品或服務的興趣之後，Scammers將通過WhatsApp消息與受害者聯繫，並要求通過URL鏈接進行代幣作為會員費用或預先存款。

After the victims enter the payment website and key in their credit or debit card or i-banking login details, they would encounter payment issues.

受害者輸入付款網站並在其信用卡或借記卡或I-Banking登錄詳細信息中鍵後，他們將遇到付款問題。

To resolve the problem, scammers would deceive the victims into downloading a malicious app, in an Android Package Kit (APK) file format, sent through WhatsApp.

為了解決問題，騙子會以Android軟件包套件（APK）文件格式欺騙受害者下載惡意應用程序，該應用程序通過WhatsApp發送。

The malware would allow scammers to remotely access the victims’ devices to steal sensitive information such as SMS OTPs when the victims try to make payment for the membership fee or deposit.

惡意軟件將使騙子可以遠程訪問受害者的設備，以竊取敏感信息，例如，當受害者試圖支付會員費或存款時，騙子就可以竊取敏感信息，例如SMS OTP。

After having obtained the victims’ card details and access to their SMS OTPs, scammers would perform unauthorised card transactions either from the victims’ mobile devices or their own.

在獲得了受害者的卡詳細信息並訪問其SMS OTP之後，Scammers將從受害者的移動設備或其自己的手機上執行未經授權的卡交易。

In some cases, before downloading the malicious APK file, victims would also be guided to disable their Google Play Protect that helps to prevent harmful downloads.

在某些情況下，在下載惡意APK文件之前，受害者還將被指導以禁用其Google Play保護保護，以防止有害下載。

Once Google Play Protect is disabled, victims would not receive alerts that there is malware introduced into their mobile phones.

一旦禁用了Google Play Protect，受害者就不會收到有關將惡意軟件引入其手機的警報。

Victims may also be asked to download virtual private network (VPN) apps to circumvent the bank’s anti-malware measures.

還可以要求受害者下載虛擬專用網絡（VPN）應用程序，以規避銀行的反惡意軟件措施。

Scammers would then be able to bypass the banking anti-malware measures and remotely access the victims’ banking accounts with the phished i-banking login credentials.

然後，騙子將能夠繞過銀行反惡意軟件措施，並遠程訪問受害者的銀行帳戶，並帶有保險金的I-Banking登錄憑證。

To prevent falling victim to such scams, members of the public are advised to disable “Install Unknown App” or “Unknown Sources” in your phone settings and do not grant permission to persistent pop-ups that request access to hardware or data on your devices.

為了防止陷入此類騙局的受害者，建議公眾在電話設置中禁用“安裝未知應用程序”或“未知來源”，並且不授予持續的彈出窗口，以要求訪問設備上的硬件或數據。

Download and install apps only from official app stores like the Google Play Store and be wary if you are asked to disable Google Play Protect or download unknown apps.

僅從Google Play商店等官方應用商店下載和安裝應用程序，如果要求您禁用Google Play Protect或下載未知應用程序，請保持警惕。

In 2024, scam victims in Singapore lost a record high amount of $1.1 billion, compared to $933 million in 2023, according to police data released on Monday.

根據周一發布的警方數據，2024年，新加坡的騙局損失了11億美元，而2023年為9.33億美元。

In total, victims in Singapore have lost more than $3.4 billion to scams since 2019.

自2019年以來，新加坡的受害者總共損失了超過34億美元的騙局。

The figures come amid a rising tide of scams in the Southeast Asian nation, with police warning that scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods.

這些數字出現在東南亞國家的騙局潮流中，警方警告說，騙子的方法越來越複雜。

Among the most common types of scams are investment scams, love scams and e-commerce scams.

最常見的騙局類型是投資騙局，愛情騙局和電子商務騙局。

Investment scams saw the biggest increase in 2024, with losses more than doubling from $276.8 million in 2023 to $606.1 million in 2024.

投資騙局在2024年增長最大，損失從2023年的2.768億美元增加了一倍以上，增加到2024年的6.661億美元。

Love scams also saw a significant rise, with losses increasing from $163.4 million in 2023 to $246.9 million in 2024.

愛情騙局也顯著上升，損失從2023年的1.634億美元增加到2024年的2.469億美元。

E-commerce scams saw a smaller increase, with losses rising from $425.3 million in 2023 to $429.6 million in 2024.

電子商務騙局的增長較小，損失從2023年的4.23億美元增加到2024年的4.296億美元。

Despite the overall increase in scam losses, the number of cases fell from 20,600 in 2023 to 15,046 in 2024.

儘管騙局損失的總體增加，但病例數量從2023年的20,600次下降到2024年的15,046。

This suggests that scammers are becoming more successful at targeting victims and defrauding them of larger sums of money.

這表明，詐騙者在針對受害者和欺騙他們大量金錢方面變得越來越成功。

The police are urging members of the public to be vigilant and to report any suspected scams.

警方敦促公眾保持警惕，並報告任何可疑的騙局。