Scam – COMPLAINT SINGAPORE

Fake Fund Raising Campaign

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Complaint Singapore

An online Facebook user posted an incident of a dubious door-to-door fund raising campaign, whereby it was conducted by 2 youths, who presented a suspicious looking permit issued by local authority.. Upon some investigation online, it was discovered that the campaign had actually ended and the permit’s validity period was intentionally erased away to hide the illegal act. *Note: All identities are masked to protect the privacy of all parties. Below is the fund raising campaign material presented by the suspicious youths: Here is the extract of the original post:…

Fake Facebook Page Renting Out Singapore-Registered Cars?

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Complaint Singapore

An anonymous Complaint Singapore user had alerted us on a dubious Facebook page promoting Singapore-registered vehicles for rental in Malaysia, including all paperworks and road tax, and at super unbelievable rental price as well, which range about $300 ringgit to about $600 ringgit for super luxury car, which is crazily way cheaper than a typical car rental Company charges in Malaysia !! The said Facebook page even displayed the Singapore license plate numbers of all the vehicles for rental in their posts, and quote the specification, price and even contact…

Scam Alert: S$26k Electric Chair That Can Cure Cancer?

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 Complaint Singapore

Someone wrote in his Facebook about a business tactics which he strongly suspect is a scam. In his post, he described how an organization conducts talks to persuade audiences (including his grandma) to buy their expensive electric chair that cost a whopping S$26,000 and even claimed “..can potentially cure any diseases like stroke, diabetes, arthritis and even cancer..” !!! It was after countless efforts did the complainant able to convince his grandma not to be “brainwashed” by the sales person.. Complainant would like warn everyone about such practices and hope everyone…

Beware Of Irresponsible Events & Bakery in Singapore

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 Complaint Singapore

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…

Malaysian Cheated by Singapore Conman

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Complaint Singapore

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”,…

Tough to be a Coffeeshop Owner in Singapore?

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Complaint Singapore

An online post by a Singaporean coffeeshop owner went viral recently… The coffeeshop wrote that he will be winding up his last and final coffeeshop operating in Singapore, and shared his experiences, such as tough work and long hours.. He also shared his story of being scammed by 2 business partners, and went through lots of issues when operating his coffeeshop business due to the sour partnership… Plus some insights into some unknown secrets of the coffeeshop industry in Singapore. Below is the actual Facebook post: This is the original…