What is the Shopee lucky draw scam? Shopee lucky draw scam review

In August this year, at least 90 police reports were lodged over scams involving fake Lazada and Shopee lucky draws.

In a press release on Thursday (Sept 12), the police said the total amount defrauded from reports received between January and August was at least S $ 107,000 .

In these cases, victims are contacted by scammers who pose as their friends or followers on Facebook and Instagram .

The scammers ask victims to provide their contact numbers and images of their credit or debit cards under the pretext of helping them sign up for lucky draws purportedly conducted by Lazada and Shopee .

Victims are also asked to share the one-time password ( OTP ) they received .

Victims realise they have been defrauded after finding unauthorised card transactions on their accounts.

Police said they have confirmed that there are no such lucky draws on Lazada and Shopee .

Separately, police said scammers are also known to impersonate victims’ friends on Facebook , asking them to provide their mobile numbers and Grab OTP .

"After providing the scammers with the 6 -digit verification code, the victim will lose access to his or her Grab account, which the scammers will use to purchase Razer Gold , a form of virtual credits for online games, " the police said.

Police are advising the public to be wary of unusual requests from strangers and their social media contacts.

  “Please be wary of claims that you have won a prize, especially if you did not participate in any campaign or lucky draw.

"Always verify the authenticity of the request by contacting your friends, but do not do it through social media platforms as the account may have been taken over by the scammers," police said.

Members of the public should also not transfer funds or disclose their personal or financial information and OTP to anyone, including family and friends .

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