遇到Facebook或Tiktok的商品和服务广告的Android用户，为他们提供了一个留下联系详细信息的选择，以表明他们的兴趣必须小心。

警方在4月17日的新闻稿中说，可能是骗子希望引诱受害者在其设备上安装恶意应用程序。

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日星期一说，自今年2月1日以来，新加坡至少有128起新型电子商务骗局的案件，受害者总共损失了至少240万美元。

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的商品和服务广告的Android用户，为他们提供了一个留下联系详细信息的选择，以表明他们的兴趣必须小心。警方在周一的一份新闻稿中说，可能是骗子吸引受害者在其设备上安装恶意应用程序。

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.

在受害者留下联系方式以表明他们对Facebook或Tiktok广告上的特定商品或服务的兴趣之后，Scammers将通过WhatsApp消息与受害者联系，并要求通过URL链接进行代币作为会员费用或预先存款。

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.

受害者输入付款网站并在其信用卡或借记卡或I-Banking登录详细信息中键后，他们将遇到付款问题。

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.

为了解决问题，骗子会以Android软件包套件（APK）文件格式欺骗受害者下载恶意应用程序，该应用程序通过WhatsApp发送。

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.

恶意软件将使骗子可以远程访问受害者的设备，以窃取敏感信息，例如，当受害者试图支付会员费或存款时，骗子就可以窃取敏感信息，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.

在获得了受害者的卡详细信息并访问其SMS OTP之后，Scammers将从受害者的移动设备或其自己的手机上执行未经授权的卡交易。

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.

在某些情况下，在下载恶意APK文件之前，受害者还将被指导以禁用其Google Play保护保护，以防止有害下载。

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，受害者就不会收到有关将恶意软件引入其手机的警报。

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

还可以要求受害者下载虚拟专用网络（VPN）应用程序，以规避银行的反恶意软件措施。

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.

然后，骗子将能够绕过银行反恶意软件措施，并远程访问受害者的银行帐户，并带有保险金的I-Banking登录凭据。

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.

为了防止陷入此类骗局的受害者，建议公众在电话设置中禁用“安装未知应用程序”或“未知来源”，并且不授予持续的弹出窗口，以要求访问设备上的硬件或数据。

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.

仅从Google Play商店等官方应用商店下载和安装应用程序，如果要求您禁用Google Play Protect或下载未知应用程序，请保持警惕。

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.

根据周一发布的警方数据，2024年，新加坡的骗局损失了11亿美元，而2023年为9.33亿美元。

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

自2019年以来，新加坡的受害者总共损失了超过34亿美元的骗局。

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.

这些数字出现在东南亚国家的骗局潮流中，警方警告说，骗子的方法越来越复杂。

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

最常见的骗局类型是投资骗局，爱情骗局和电子商务骗局。

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.

投资骗局在2024年增长最大，损失从2023年的2.768亿美元增加了一倍以上，增加到2024年的6.661亿美元。

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

爱情骗局也显着上升，损失从2023年的1.634亿美元增加到2024年的2.469亿美元。

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

电子商务骗局的增长较小，损失从2023年的4.23亿美元增加到2024年的4.296亿美元。

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

尽管骗局损失的总体增加，但病例数量从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.

这表明，诈骗者在针对受害者和欺骗他们大量金钱方面变得越来越成功。

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

警方敦促公众保持警惕，并报告任何可疑的骗局。