SINGAPORE — Scammers misusing the popular “Changi Millionaire” lucky draw’s name have fleeced dozens of victims of at least S$40,000, police have warned. 

In a statement on Tuesday (Nov 19), the Singapore Police Force said it has received at least 30 reports of such scams here.

Scammers had misused names related to Changi Airport Group (CAG) — such as the Millionaire draw — to obtain victims’ credit card and bank account details, police said. 

Victims would receive unsolicited calls via phone applications such as Viber, informing them that they had won a prize in a lucky draw organised by CAG.

If the victims responded to the calls, they would be asked to provide their credit or debit card details and bank account information to claim their prizes.

The culprits would also request for their victims’ One-Time Password (OTP) that was sent to their mobile phones. 

In some cases, victims were asked to buy iTunes cards and send the accompanying codes to the culprits over the phone.

More recently, scammers even made unauthorised top-ups to the victims’ Singtel Dash mobile wallets using the credit card information, before making fraudulent transactions via the accounts, police added. 

Members of the public are advised to be wary of unusual requests from strangers and social media contacts. 

They should also be wary of messages that tell them that they have won a prize, especially if they have not participated in any campaigns or lucky draws.  

Members of the public also should not give out personal information such as bank account, credit or debit card details, or OTPs. 

To provide information related to such scams, the public can call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or visit www.police.gov.sg/itwitness. 

For scam-related advice, members of the public can call the anti-scam helpline at 1800-722-6688 or visit www.scamalert.sg.