Scam schemes - ‘If it’s too good to be true then do not get involved’ |17 February 2018

The police are once again appealing to the general public not to be conned or fall in the traps of fraudsters through all sorts of scam schemes.

This appeal comes at a time when some prominent and high government officials’ names and fake profiles are being used in the scams.

Scam schemes are normally tempting, too good to be true and very deceitful. By manipulating their victims to send money for payment, transfer or registration fees criminals make millions if not billions every day.

The police are therefore calling on each and every individual to be smart, very careful and avoid communicating or give any information or personal data to people they do not know especially if or when contacted by foreigners electronically or physically for deals like overseas job recruitment, winning of lottery, jackpots or transfer, sharing of inherited fortunes, offers for different loans at very low interest and to close a criminal case.

Members of the general public are also being informed and warned that allowing oneself to fall victim to fraudsters through scam schemes can not only lead you to financial bankruptcy but also allow more serious criminal activities to take place. One example is that by deliberately giving all your personal data to people you do not know, that person can even steal your identity and commit crimes in your name, crimes that you may well have to answer to.

The police said that due to the fact that it is often extremely difficult to track down those fraudsters involved in such criminal activities because of so many diversions they create while transacting, it is best that members of the general public should completely ignore responding to any scam mails, letters, texts or even phone calls. These activities can also be reported to the police.