Most of us would’ve received our GST vouchers by now.
Yassss. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced that 1.7million Singaporeans will receive from a total of $1Billion in the form of GST Vouchers and Medisave top-ups.
But use a bit of common sense and you’ll realise that the gahmen isn’t gonna give us $1 billion each. Nope, they’re not even going to give us $6,500. Scratch that, we aren’t getting anything close to that amount from MOF and not even MOM.
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No, not your mother. I’m talking about the FAKE WhatsApp messages that claim they’re from Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
PSA: False WhatsApp Messages Claim Workers Will Get $6.5K From MOM
Ah yes, the internet scammers strike again, and this time its a whole slew of fake WhatsApp messages that claim that workers who have worked between 1965 and 2019 will get $6,500 from the Ministry of Manpower.
And alongside all other things that sound too good to be true… it probably is.
The Ministry Of Manpower took to Facebook to inform the public about the fake messages.
These fake WhatsApp messages look like this:
These fake WhatsApp messages will then link you to a website that looks something like this:
MOM also reminds the public to do their relevant MOM transactions on the official website, here, if needed.
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If you yourself have seen any fake MOM websites and wish to report it or would like to know how to identify them, MOM also provides a guide here in this link.
With so many fake emails, messages and ‘contests’ peppered all over the internet, it’s important to be wary of internet scammers promising unrealistic amounts of cash.
Remember kids, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
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