As more Singapore events and bakeries are marketing their businesses online and via social media etc, it is therefore difficult to tell if the said operator is truly what they claimed to be.. Most of them resort to misleading tactics such as posting and paying for fake reviews, buying “Likes” or fake “Followers”, or even paying famous social media influencers to help them advertise their business to mass audiences.. Recently, an Events and Bakery company in Singapore was reported by many of its customers for conducting a scam in cheating…
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Malaysian Cheated by Singapore Conman
A Malaysian wrote about an incident whereby she was almost cheated by a Singapore Chinese man who claimed he got a special discounted price for 2 king-size mattress. The said lady trusted the man and transferred some money to him, however, she received a message from the man’s uncle claiming he was hospitalized and in coma, and subsequently went un-contactable for some time… After some search, the lady finally found the man’s residential home in Bedok, and confronted the man’s parents as he was not at home. After “some pressure”,…
Read MoreBe Careful What You Post..
Recently, a member of our Complaint Singapore Facebook group posted his situation where he posted a comment in a local news agency in Singapore. According to him, he was commenting on a recent case whereby a teenager dubbed “Egg Boy” threw an egg at an Australian politician who blamed Muslim immigration for the Christchurch terror attack, read more HERE . A video of the said incident was uploaded in YouTube. . Somehow, the said comment he made, was taken seriously by the authority, and he subsequently received a “Message from…
Read MoreDishonest IT Shop Selling Fake Software?
Several complainants posted online and also in our Complaint Singapore Facebook Group, about an errant Computer Shop located in Sim Lim Square in Singapore, was dishonest in their business dealings. According to one of the complainants, not only that he had overpaid for a laptop from the said shop, he was also being sold a MS Office software that have a license code cheaply printed on a tiny slip of paper, and stapled on a piece of paper which looks like an installation guide! Some Facebook users online commented that…
Read MoreFraud SMS Camouflage As Your Bank’s Mobile Number ?
An anonymous complaint was posted online about someone receiving a fraud SMS from her Singapore bank’s mobile number (or SMS name), informing her that her account is blocked and requires her to click a link and follow the instruction received. Due to that, an amount of S$4000 was transferred to an unknown bank account in Singapore, as claimed by the complainant. The case is currently under investigation by the local bank. Based on the screen shots provided, previous verified transactions with the said bank is clearly visible, which means the…
Read MoreBe Careful When Transferring Via PayLah
A guy posted in a our Facebook group – Complaint Singapore, about her girl friend had accidentally transferred some money to a wrong PayLah! account in Singapore. After consulting with the bank, they were advised to contact the other party to ask for the money back. However, despite several plead via SMS and phone call, other party refused and even scolded him for a mere S$13.70! . *Original post as follow (name/number censored): I need advice guys. Yesterday my girlfriend accidentally sent to a wrong paylah account . And it…
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