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<item><title>Investment Scams: Impersonating Popular Investors on Facebook</title><link>https://www.scamshield.gov.sg/resources/scam-alert/alert-12oct26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:isomer:resource:437232</guid><description>⚠️ Scammers are pretending to be popular investors on Facebook. They post ads that promise &quot;exclusive tips&quot; or &quot;free analysis&quot;. 

When you click the ad, you are sent to a website that redirects you to a WhatsApp chat with a fake &quot;guru&quot; who asks you to install a fraudulent investment app or visit a fake trading website.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Impersonation of Precious Active Aging Centre (PAAC) Staff</title><link>https://www.scamshield.gov.sg/resources/scam-alert/alert-8oct26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:isomer:resource:424015</guid><description>⚠️ Scammers are posing as “Precious Active Aging Centre (PAAC)” staff via Facebook ads or through Whatapp calls. When contacted, victims are led to believe that they are interacting with PAAC staff.  They were subsequently added to WhatsApp groups where the scammers phished for personal data and urged the victims to download a malicious app that could hijack banking apps that were installed on their mobile devices.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Scammers are taking over Telegram accounts via fake government voucher schemes</title><link>https://www.scamshield.gov.sg/resources/scam-alert/alert-31aug26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:isomer:resource:403802</guid><description>⚠️ Fraudulent messages impersonating CDC, GST, and Transport vouchers are circulating on Telegram, tricking victims into giving up personal details and Telegram OTPs to seize control of their accounts. At least 52 cases reported since January 2026.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Phishing Scams Impersonating DBS and Shopee sent via iMessage</title><link>https://www.scamshield.gov.sg/resources/scam-alert/alert-28aug26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:isomer:resource:403447</guid><description>Scammers masquerade as DBS fraud investigators or e-commerce support, send you an iMessage alleging that a pending transaction must be verified and urge you to call a fake hotline. They then ask you to provide the one-time password (OTP) that the e-commerce platform supposedly sent.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item>
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